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HR 2488 114th Congress House

Medicare Beneficiary Preservation of Choice Act of 2015

Official title: To preserve Medicare beneficiary choice by restoring and expanding the Medicare open enrollment and disenrollment opportunities repealed by section 3204(a) of … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To preserve Medicare beneficiary choice by restoring and expanding the Medicare open enrollment and disenrollment opportunities repealed by section 3204(a) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Introduced: June 9, 2016 See on congress.gov
Health Health care costs and insuranceMedicarePrescription drugs
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 1, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 22, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 21, 2015
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.
May 21, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 1, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Beneficiary Preservation of Choice Act of 2015

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to expand and modify enrollment and disenrollment options for Medicare Advantage (MA) eligible individuals. Specifically, the bill extends the annual period in which an individual enrolled in MA may elect to instead receive benefits under the original Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) program as well as elect to change qualified prescription drug coverage. Furthermore, any MA-eligible individual (whether or not enrolled in MA) may once per period change a previous election with respect to receiving benefits through MA or Medicare FFS, including changing from one MA plan to another. Unsolicited marketing during this period is prohibited.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2581 Related bill Preservation of Access for Seniors in Medicare Advantage Act of 2015
  • HR 34 Related bill 21st Century Cures Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 3
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 9, 2016
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Apr 21, 2016
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Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Jun 2, 2015
BRADY, KEVIN
· May 21, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2488: Medicare Beneficiary Preservation of Choice Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2488/
MLA
"H.R. 2488: Medicare Beneficiary Preservation of Choice Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2488/.
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H.R. 2488, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2488/.
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[H.R. 2488: Medicare Beneficiary Preservation of Choice Act of 2015](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2488/)
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