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S. 2240

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Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act
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Committee
Latest Action · April 10, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Congress
113th (2013–2015)
Introduced
April 10, 2014
Sponsor
Sen. Tom CoburnR
Cosponsors (2)
2D 0R
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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.

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