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S. 1479: Medicare Beneficiary Preservation of Choice Act of 2011

A bill to preserve Medicare beneficiary choice by restoring and expanding Medicare open enrollment and disenrollment opportunities.
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Introduced : Tue, Aug 2, 2011
Sponsor : Sen. Casey, Robert P. (PA [D])
Status : introduced Tue, Aug 2, 2011

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Sen. Alexander, Lamar (TN [R]) Thu, Oct 20, 2011
Sen. Toomey, Patrick J. (PA [R]) Tue, Aug 2, 2011
Sen. Nelson, Bill (FL [D]) Thu, Mar 29, 2012
Sen. Wyden, Ron (OR [D]) Tue, Oct 4, 2011
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DateTypeDescriptionResult
1/1/0001 action Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Senate Finance Referral, In Committee
Subject Terms
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Medicare
Prescription drugs
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short introduced Medicare Beneficiary Preservation of Choice Act of 2011
official introduced A bill to preserve Medicare beneficiary choice by restoring and expanding Medicare open enrollment and disenrollment opportunities.

SUMMARY:

8/2/2011--Introduced. Medicare Beneficiary Preservation of Choice Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the allowance for disenrollment, between January 1 and March 15 of each year, only from an MedicareAdvantage plan to elect enrollment in the original Medicare fee-for-service program. Restores the option under previous law to elect to change from a MedicareAdvantage to the original Medicare fee-for-service plan, or from the original Medicare fee-for-service to a MedicareAdvantage plan, once a year during the first three months.
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