United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3737 (113th)
Public Option Act
Introduced
12 December 2013
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Status
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Summary
Public Option Act or Medicare You Can Buy Into Act - Amends part A of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to authorize an option for any citizen or permanent resident of the United States to buy into Medicare. Declares that such coverage satisfies the requirements of: (1) the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that an individual maintain minimum essential coverage (individual mandate), and (2) the Internal Revenue Code for premium assistance eligibility with respect to a qualified health plan offered in the individual market in the health care exchange where the individual resides.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 12 December 2013
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 12 December 2013
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 12 December 2013
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3737
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3737