[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3094 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3094

    To allow individuals to elect to opt out of the Medicare part A 
                               benefits.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 9, 2010

  Mr. Bunning introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
    To allow individuals to elect to opt out of the Medicare part A 
                               benefits.

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

SECTION 1. ALLOWING INDIVIDUALS TO ELECT TO OPT OUT OF THE MEDICARE 
              PART A BENEFIT.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of an 
individual who elects to opt out of benefits under part A of title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act, such individual shall not be required 
to--
            (1) opt out of benefits under title II of such Act as a 
        condition for making such election; and
            (2) repay any amount paid under such part A for items and 
        services furnished prior to making such election.
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