Creates a Medicare program to help seniors plan their future medical care.
This bill would create a new Medicare program to help people on Medicare plan their future medical care. It would make it easier for them to create and store "advance directives" — documents that say what kind of medical treatment they want or don't want. This means their wishes would be more easily available to doctors and family, while keeping their information private.
Today, people on Medicare can create advance directives under state laws. However, there is no central federal program to help them do so or ensure these documents are easily accessible to doctors. If this bill passes, a new Medicare program would be created to encourage beneficiaries to adopt certified advance directives. These documents would be stored electronically, protected by strong privacy rules, and made quickly available to authorized family and healthcare providers.
S 3473 · 119th Congress · December 15, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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