H.R. 2793 119th Congress House

Retirement Freedom Act

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

Introduced: April 9, 2025 Introduced by: Gary J. Palmer Republican · Alabama See on congress.gov

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Apr 9, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Apr 9, 2025

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Social Security 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.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2793: Retirement Freedom Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2793/

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"H.R. 2793: Retirement Freedom Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2793/.

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H.R. 2793, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2793/.

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