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S 3560 115th Congress Senate

Retirement Freedom Act

Official title: A bill to allow individuals to choose to opt out of the Medicare part A benefit.

Introduced: October 9, 2018 Introduced by: Cruz, Ted Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Health Health care coverage and accessHome and outpatient careHospital careMedicareSocial security and elderly assistance
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 9, 2018
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 Latest action October 9, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Retirement Freedom Act

This bill allows an individual to opt out of Medicare hospital services benefits without also having to opt out of Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits and without having to repay Medicare hospital services benefits already received. The bill also allows an individual to opt back in with no penalty.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6703 Identical bill Retirement Freedom Act
 Bill text 1 version

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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Oct 9, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3560: Retirement Freedom Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3560/
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"S. 3560: Retirement Freedom Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3560/.
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