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H.R. 6117 115th Congress House

Choose Medicare Act

Official title: To provide for the establishment of Medicare part E public health plans, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 15, 2018 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 19, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Jun 26, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 14, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
Jun 14, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 19, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Choose Medicare Act

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to establish public health plans that are available on health insurance markets, subject to specified requirements; the bill also makes a series of changes related to health insurance costs, including alterations to cost-sharing provisions and the authority to negotiate prices under the Medicare prescription drug benefit.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • S 2708 Identical bill Choose Medicare Act
  • HR 3258 Marketplace Certainty Act
  • S 1462 Marketplace Certainty Act
  • S 1688 Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2017
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7
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Khanna, Ro
California · Oct 12, 2018
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jul 26, 2018
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jun 19, 2018
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 15, 2018
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Jun 15, 2018
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jun 14, 2018
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Huffman, Jared
California · Jun 14, 2018
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Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Jun 14, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6117: Choose Medicare Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6117/
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"H.R. 6117: Choose Medicare Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6117/.
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H.R. 6117, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6117/.
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