Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act
Latest action (10 Apr 2014): Introduced
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Official summary
Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) establish an Advance Directive Certification Program to encourage eligible beneficiaries to adopt and maintain certified advance directives to guide the delivery of health care to them, and (2) make a one-time payment (of $50 for using a manual process, of $75 for using on-line processes only) to each eligible beneficiary that adopts a certified advance directive and registers it with the Program.
Common questions
- What does S. 2240 do?
- Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) establish an Advance Directive Certification Program to encourage eligible beneficiaries to adopt and maintain certified advance directives to guide the delivery of health care to them, and (2) make a one-time payment (of $50 for using a manual process, of $75 for using on-line processes only) to each eligible beneficiary that adopts a certified advance directive and registers it with the Program.
- Has S. 2240 become law?
- Not yet. As of 10 Apr 2014, S. 2240 is introduced.
- Who sponsored S. 2240?
- S. 2240 was sponsored by Sen. Thomas Coburn [R-OK, 2005-2014] (Republican-OK), with 2 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 2240?
- Introduced (10 Apr 2014).
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