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| https://web.archive.org/web/20140518210955/http://rothfus.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=25&itemid=618 | Restoring Medicare Advantage Choice for Our Seniors | 2013-12-04 | 2013 | 2013-12 | Republican | House | PA | Keith Rothfus | R000598 | web.archive.org | legacy | Washington, D.C. – Congressman Keith Rothfus [PA-12] delivered a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives on H.R. 2453, the Medicare Beneficiary Preservation of Choice Act. The legislation, which Congressman Rothfus and Congressman Kurt Schrader [OR-05] introduced in June, restores the open enrollment period that previously enabled seniors to switch Medicare Advantage plans once during the first three months of each year. This morning the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing entitled, “Medicare Advantage: What Beneficiaries Should Expect Under the President’s Health Care Law.” Congressman Joe Pitts [PA-16] noted that, “[…] there are several existing reform proposals for Medicare Advantage that merit further discussion and feedback. Concepts like […] bipartisan policies such as those introduced by Representative Keith Rothfus of Pennsylvania that would restore choices for Medicare Advantage beneficiaries and not limit their options to traditional FFS (fee for service) or their existing plans.” Congressman Pitts is the Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health. Congressman Michael Burgess [TX-26] noted during the hearing that restoring the Medicare Advantage open enrollment period, which has been previously proposed, was a “reasonable suggestion” that he thought the Committee could support. Congressman Burgess is the Vice Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health. Click here to read more about H.R. 2453, the Medicare Beneficiary Preservation of Choice Act. Related: House Ways and Means Committee – Turns Out You Can’t Keep Your Doctor | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |