S 2240
113th Congress
Senate
Health
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Medicare
Right of privacy
Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act
Introduced: April 10, 2014
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 10, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 10, 2014
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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