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HR 3512 113th Congress House

Seniors' Health Care Choice Act of 2013

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to facilitate the transition to Medicare for individuals enrolled in group health plans, to establish a 3-month… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to facilitate the transition to Medicare for individuals enrolled in group health plans, to establish a 3-month open enrollment period under Medicare Advantage, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 15, 2013 See on congress.gov
Health Employee benefits and pensionsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessMedicare
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Nov 22, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 15, 2013
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.
Nov 15, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 22, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Seniors' Health Care Choice Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to establish: (1) a special enrollment period under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) for an individual enrolled in COBRA (health insurance continuation benefits) continuation coverage who elected not to enroll under part B during the individual's initial enrollment period, and (2) a three-month open enrollment period starting with 2014 and recurring in the first three months of each subsequent year in which a Medicare Advantage (MA)-eligible individual under Medicare part C (Medicare+Choice) may change his or her Medicare enrollment election.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3512: Seniors' Health Care Choice Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3512/
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"H.R. 3512: Seniors' Health Care Choice Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3512/.
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H.R. 3512, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3512/.
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