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Medicare Beneficiary Freedom to Choose Act of 2009

Introduced: July 28, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jul 29, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 28, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Jul 28, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 28, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
Jul 28, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Beneficiary Freedom to Choose Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) to revise requirements for the use of private contracts by Medicare beneficiaries under which no Medicare claims shall be made. Requires any such contract to be in writing and signed by the Medicare beneficiary.

Allows individuals to choose to opt out of the Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance), and makes them eligible for health savings accounts.

What's happening now July 29, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 5
R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Oct 29, 2009
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Oct 14, 2009
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Oct 14, 2009
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Jul 31, 2009
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jul 30, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3356: Medicare Beneficiary Freedom to Choose Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3356/
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"H.R. 3356: Medicare Beneficiary Freedom to Choose Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3356/.
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H.R. 3356, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3356/.
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