,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cdih  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ad1       
#bjac,mr4 ,sam ,johnson of ,texas 7for  
himself and ,mr4 ,perry7 introduced the 
following bill2 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 and to allow individuals opting 
out of such benefit to be eligible for  
health savings accounts4  #a4 ,allowing 
individuals to choose to opt out of the 
,medicare part ,a benefit  7a7 ,in      
general ,any individual who is otherwise
 entitled to benefits under part ,a of  
title ,,xviii of the ,social ,security  
,act may elect 7in such form and manner 
as may be specified by the ,secretary of
 ,health and ,human ,services7 to opt   
out of such entitlement4                
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 in the case of an individual who   
makes such an election1 such            
individual-- 7#a7 may 7in such form and 

manner as may be specified by the       
,secretary7 subsequently choose to end  
such election and opt back into such    
entitlement 7in accordance with a       
process determined by the ,secretary7   
without being subject to any penalty2   
7#b7 shall not be required to opt out of
 benefits under title ,,ii of such ,act 
as a condition for making such election2
 and  7#c7 shall not be required to     
repay any amount paid under such part ,a
 for items and services furnished prior 
to making such election4  7b7           
,individuals ,opting ,out of ,medicare  
,part ,a ,eligible for ,health ,savings 
,accounts ,section #bbc of the ,internal
 ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended--   
7#a7 in subsection 7b71 by striking     
paragraph 7#g71 and  7#b7 in subsection 
7d77#b77;,c77iv71 by inserting and who  
has not elected to opt out of the rights
 to benefits under part ,a of title     
,,xviii of such ,act after section #ahaa
 of the ,social ,security ,act4