United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 580 (109th)
Seniors' Health Care Freedom Act of 2005
Introduced
2 February 2005
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
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Summary
Seniors' Health Care Freedom Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for facilitating the use of private contracts under Medicare. Declares that no persons otherwise eligible for old-age benefits under Social Security shall be denied such benefits because of their voluntary refusal to participate in any part of the Medicare program.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 2 February 2005
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 2 February 2005
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 2 February 2005
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/580
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/580