To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Medicare payment option for patients and eligible professionals to freely contract, without penalty, for Medicare fee-for-service items and services, while allowing Medicare beneficiaries to use their Medicare benefits.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Medicare payment option for patients and eligible professionals to freely contract, without penalty, for Medicare fee-for-service items and services, while allowing Medicare beneficiaries to use their Medicare benefits., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Finance, Foreign Policy.
Who Benefits and How
health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H767BBB9858964177BB9E8EC76B5DA0CF: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicare Patient Empowerment Act of 2023.
- Section H9528B746F3B64A03BD0CC27FF3392F9C: 2. Guaranteeing freedom of choice and contracting for patients under Medicare Section 1802 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395a) is amended to read as...
- Section H18C3EE2625C04915BF0DAAD1898B6ABB: 1802. Freedom of Choice and Contracting by Patient Guaranteed Any individual entitled to insurance benefits under this title may obtain health services from...
- Section HE3025666394F45879DC66CF3DFE0305B: 3. Preemption of State laws limiting charges for services by an eligible professional No State may impose a limit on the amount of charges for services,...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Medicare payment option for patients and eligible professionals to freely contract, without penalty, for Medicare fee-for-service items and services, while allowing Medicare beneficiaries to use their Medicare benefits., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Finance, Foreign Policy
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Medicare payment option for patients and eligible professionals to freely contract, without penalty, for Medicare fee-for-service items and services, while allowing Medicare beneficiaries to use their Medicare benefits., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Sponsors
Rand Paul
R-KY | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Paul (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
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