3.0.0 2601 2023-01-13T04:48:37Z 2023-01-13T04:48:37Z Senate S S 2006-04-07 109 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2006-04-07T17:03:47Z Health Care Choices for Seniors Act 109 4551 HR 2006-01-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. Related bill CRS 2006-04-07 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2006-04-07 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3382-3383) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2006-04-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN N D000595 Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] James DeMint R SC W. 2006-04-07 True I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2006-08-03 False Health Coinsurance Drugs Finance and Financial Sector Health insurance Health maintenance organizations Income tax Insurance premiums Managed care Medical economics Medical savings accounts Medicare Prescription pricing Social Welfare Tax deductions Taxation Health 00 2006-04-07 Introduced in Senate 2006-05-09T19:26:09Z Health Care Choices for Seniors Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivor's and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a procedure under which an individual otherwise entitled to benefits under part A (Hospital Insurance) of SSA title XVIII (Medicare) may waive such entitlement and be automatically enrolled in the Medicare Alternative Voucher Program (MAV Program).

Directs the Secretary to establish the MAV Program, under which a voucher may be used as a contribution into a health savings account and for the payment of enrollment premiums under a high deductible health plan.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the amount of the itemized deduction for health savings accounts by the amount of the MAV that is contributed to an individual's health savings account.

Amends SSA title XVIII to suspend Medicare late enrollment penalties for individuals between ages 65 and 70 who are enrolled in the MAV program.

]]> Health Care Choices for Seniors Act Display Title Health Care Choices for Seniors Act Official Title as Introduced 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 ages 65 and 70. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Health Care Choices for Seniors Act Introduced in Senate 2006-04-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s2601is/xml/BILLS-109s2601is.xml 2006-04-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.