US Congress Senate Bill 2240 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on April 10 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-04-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act

Sen. Tom Coburn [R-OK]

Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]

Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-04-10	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2240/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s2240/BILLS-113s2240is.pdf