# 117-hr-9187: Save Medicare Act

117-hr-9187, Save Medicare Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-9187
- Congress: 117
- Title: Save Medicare Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2022-10-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Save Medicare Act This bill renames Medicare Advantage (MA) as the Alternative Private Health Plan program. It also establishes civil penalties for entities that continue to advertise MA plans with Medicare in the title.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2022-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2022-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2022-12-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2022-12-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-3525: Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act
- 117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act
- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-55: Emmett Till Antilynching Act
- 117-hr-9497: International Violence Against Women Act of 2022

## Sources
- [117-hr-9187 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9187)

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- [117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-263)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1057)
- [117-hr-55: Emmett Till Antilynching Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-55)
- [117-hr-9497: International Violence Against Women Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9497)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9187 (as of 2025-11-18).