[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 151 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 151

          To provide greater health care freedom for seniors.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 5, 2011

   Mr. Paul 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 
2010''.

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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