A bill to amend the Social Security Act to improve choices available to Medicare eligible seniors by permitting them to elect (instead of regular Medicare benefits) to receive a voucher for a health savings account, for premiums for a high deductible health insurance plan, or both and by suspending Medicare late enrollment penalties between 65 and 70
Contributors: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance
Publisher: U.S. G.P.O.
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 10
Subjects: Medicare; Health insurance; Law and legislation; Health care reform; Medical savings accounts
Other titles: Health Care Choices for Seniors Act.; 109th Congress, 2d Session, S. 2601 in the Senate of the United States.; To amend the Social Security Act to improve choices available to Medicare eligible seniors by permitting them to elect (instead of regular Medicare benefits) to receive a voucher for a health savings account, for premiums for a high deductible health insurance plan, or both and by suspending Medicare late enrollment penalties between 65 and 70.
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Introduced Apr. 7, 2006; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

CMS copy in folder: Public Laws: Senate Bills / 109th Congress / 2nd Session / 2006.