S. 1317 · 112th Congress

Retirement Freedom Act

Stage
Introduced
Sponsor
Jim DeMint
Introduced
2011-06-30
Latest action
2011-06-30 · Introduced in Senate

Summary

Retirement Freedom Act - Allows any individual who is otherwise entitled to benefits under part A (Hospital Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to elect to opt out of such entitlement.

Allows an individual who has opted out of Medicare to opt back in without penalty.

Prohibits any requirement to opt out of SSA title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) as a condition for opting out of Medicare.