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S 2240 113th Congress Senate

Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to encourage Medicare beneficiaries to voluntarily adopt advance directives guiding the medical care they receive.

Introduced: April 10, 2014 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 10, 2014
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 Latest action April 10, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) establish an Advance Directive Certification Program to encourage eligible beneficiaries to adopt and maintain certified advance directives to guide the delivery of health care to them, and (2) make a one-time payment (of $50 for using a manual process, of $75 for using on-line processes only) to each eligible beneficiary that adopts a certified advance directive and registers it with the Program.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2240: Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2240/
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