Retirement Freedom Act

Bill: 116-s-1030
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2019-04-04
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care coverage and access

Home and outpatient care

Hospital care

Medicare

Social security and elderly assistance
Latest action: action_date: 2019-04-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-04-04
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Retirement Freedom Act</b></p> <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1030 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 4, 2019 Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Paul , and Mr. Lee ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To allow individuals to choose to opt out of the Medicare part A benefit.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Retirement Freedom Act . 2. Allowing individuals to choose to opt out of the Medicare part A benefit Any individual who is otherwise entitled to benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act may elect (in such form and manner as may be specified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services) to opt out of such entitlement. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of an individual who makes such an election, such individual— (1) may (in such form and manner as may be specified by the Secretary) subsequently choose to end such election and opt back into such entitlement (in accordance with a process determined by the Secretary) without being subject to any penalty; (2) shall not be required to opt out of benefits under title II of such Act as a condition for making such election; and (3) shall not be required to repay any amount paid under such part A for items and services furnished prior to making such election.