[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 164 Introduced in House (IH)]







111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 164

          To provide greater health care freedom for seniors.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 2009

   Mr. Paul (for himself, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Garrett of New Jersey) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 
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 provide greater health care freedom for seniors.

    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 ``Seniors' Health Care Freedom Act of 
2009''.

SEC. 2. FACILITATING THE USE OF PRIVATE CONTRACTS UNDER THE MEDICARE 
              PROGRAM.

    Section 1802(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395a(b)) is 
amended by striking paragraph (3) and by redesignating paragraphs (4) 
and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively.

SEC. 3. NO ELIGIBILITY CONDITION BASED ON REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE IN A 
              GOVERNMENT PROGRAM.

    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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