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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. R. 2793
To allow individuals to choose to opt out of the Medicare part A benefit.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL9, 2025
Mr. P
ALMERintroduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To allow individuals to choose to opt out of the Medicare
part A benefit.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Retirement Freedom 4
Act’’. 5
SEC. 2. ALLOWING INDIVIDUALS TO CHOOSE TO OPT OUT 6
OF THE MEDICARE PART A BENEFIT. 7
Any individual who is otherwise entitled to benefits 8
under part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act may 9
elect (in such form and manner as may be specified by 10
the Secretary of Health and Human Services) to opt out 11
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of such entitlement. Notwithstanding any other provision 1
of law, in the case of an individual who makes such an 2
election, such individual— 3
(1) may (in such form and manner as may be 4
specified by the Secretary) subsequently choose to 5
end such election and opt back into such entitlement 6
(in accordance with a process determined by the 7
Secretary) without being subject to any penalty; 8
(2) shall not be required to opt out of benefits 9
under title II of such Act as a condition for making 10
such election; and 11
(3) shall not be required to repay any amount 12
paid under such part A for items and services fur-13
nished prior to making such election. 14
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