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Medicare Beneficiary Preservation of Choice Act of 2011

Introduced: April 15, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Apr 25, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 19, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 15, 2011
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.
Apr 15, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Beneficiary Preservation of Choice Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to repeal the allowance for disenrollment, between January 1 and March 15 of each year, only from an MedicareAdvantage plan to elect enrollment in the original Medicare fee-for-service program.

Restores the option under previous law to elect to change from a MedicareAdvantage to the original Medicare fee-for-service plan, or from the original Medicare fee-for-service to a MedicareAdvantage plan, once a year during the first three months.



What's happening now April 25, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1479 Identical bill Medicare Beneficiary Preservation of Choice Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 56
All 56 Democratic 4 Republican 12
Richmond, Cedric
· Aug 2, 2012
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Apr 27, 2012
Marchant, Kenny
· Apr 27, 2012
MYRICK, SUE
· Apr 18, 2012
Coffman, Mike
· Feb 1, 2012
LATOURETTE, STEVEN
· Feb 1, 2012
Ross, Dennis
· Feb 1, 2012
Boren, Dan
· Dec 19, 2011
Chandler, Ben
· Dec 19, 2011
PETERSON, COLLIN
· Dec 19, 2011
TIBERI, PATRICK
· Dec 1, 2011
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Nov 18, 2011
Paulsen, Erik
· Nov 18, 2011
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Nov 16, 2011
WHITFIELD, EDWARD
· Nov 16, 2011
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Oct 25, 2011
Murphy, Tim
· Oct 12, 2011
ROYCE, ED
· Oct 11, 2011
SMITH, LAMAR
· Oct 11, 2011
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Aug 9, 2011
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jul 28, 2011
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· Jul 21, 2011
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jul 21, 2011
HOLDEN, TIM
· Jul 6, 2011
Olson, Pete
· Jul 6, 2011
Roskam, Peter
· Jul 6, 2011
Schrader, Kurt
· Jul 6, 2011
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Jun 13, 2011
WALDEN, GREG
· Jun 13, 2011
Black, Diane
· May 26, 2011
Jenkins, Lynn
· May 26, 2011
JOHNSON, SAM
· May 26, 2011
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · May 13, 2011
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · May 13, 2011
DUNCAN, JOHN
· May 13, 2011
INSLEE, JAY
· May 13, 2011
PLATTS, TODD
· May 13, 2011
Reichert, David
· May 13, 2011
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · May 13, 2011
Alexander, Rodney
· Apr 15, 2011
Altmire, Jason
· Apr 15, 2011
Austria, Steve
· Apr 15, 2011
BILBRAY, BRIAN
· Apr 15, 2011
BRADY, KEVIN
· Apr 15, 2011
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Apr 15, 2011
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Apr 15, 2011
Davis, Geoff
· Apr 15, 2011
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Apr 15, 2011
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Apr 15, 2011
Meehan, Patrick
· Apr 15, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1580: Medicare Beneficiary Preservation of Choice Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1580/
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"H.R. 1580: Medicare Beneficiary Preservation of Choice Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1580/.
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