[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5558 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5558

 To change the name of Medicare's Medicare+Choice program to Medicare-
 No-Choice so as to explain more accurately to beneficiaries what the 
                             program means.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 25, 2000

  Mr. Stark introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 
Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To change the name of Medicare's Medicare+Choice program to Medicare-
 No-Choice so as to explain more accurately to beneficiaries what the 
                             program means.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Truth in Labeling Act of 
2000''.

SEC. 2. CHANGE THE NAME OF MEDICARE'S MEDICARE+CHOICE PROGRAM TO 
              MEDICARE-NO-CHOICE SO AS TO EXPLAIN MORE ACCURATELY TO 
              BENEFICIARIES WHAT THE PROGRAM MEANS.

    Title 18 of the Social Security Act is amended by substituting the 
phrase ``Medicare-No-Choice'' in each place that the phrase 
``Medicare+Choice'' appears.
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