Comprehensive Health Care
US Congress 116th Congress
To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, and for other purposes. [HB-2536]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective January 1, 2023. Provisions of law amended by those acts are restored.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bill Flores
Referred To The Subcommittee For Indigenous Peoples Of The United States. on 05/21/2019
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Choose Medicare Act [S.1261]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish public health insurance plans and addresses health insurance costs. Such public plans must be offered on health insurance exchanges and (1) meet the requirements of a qualified health plan; (2) cover benefits at the gold plan level; and (3) cover reproductive services, including abortions. Additionally, the bill makes a series of changes related to health insurance costs, including requiring employers to refer employees to health care navigators to assist with enrollment, establishing
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/01/2019
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Medicare for America Act of 2019 [HB-2452]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Health ]
Establishes several health insurance programs and otherwise modifies certain requirements relating to health care coverage, costs, and services. In particular, the bill establishes a national health insurance program to be administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Among other requirements, the program must (1) cover all U.S. residents; (2) cover specified items and services, including hospital services, prescription drugs, dental services, and home- and community-based long-term care; and (3) be fully implemented in 2023.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 05/31/2019
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Choose Medicare Act [HB-2463]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish public health insurance plans and addresses health insurance costs. Such public plans must be offered on health insurance exchanges and (1) meet the requirements of a qualified health plan; (2) cover benefits at the gold plan level; and (3) cover reproductive services, including abortions. Additionally, the bill makes a series of changes related to health insurance costs, including requiring employers to refer employees to health care navigators to assist with enrollment, establishing
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Sponsored by: Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 12/10/2019
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Pathway to Universal Coverage Act of 2019 [HB-2061]
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[Insurance ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants for states to promote health insurance enrollment. Specifically, states may use grants to (1) automatically enroll individuals who are eligible for a premium assistance tax credit, (2) invest in data-collection technology, (3) establish a statewide requirement to purchase minimum coverage, and (4) study the feasibility of developing a state plan to increase health insurance enrollment.Private insurance issuers and states must report monthly to HHS about individuals who disenroll
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Sponsored by: Rep. Scott H. Peters
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/04/2019
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Medicare for All Act of 2019 [S.1129]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
Establishes a national health insurance program that is administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Among other requirements, the program must (1) cover all U.S. residents; (2) provide for automatic enrollment of individuals upon birth or residency in the United States; and (3) cover items and services that are medically necessary or appropriate to maintain health or to diagnose, treat, or rehabilitate a health condition, including hospital services, prescription drugs, mental health and substance abuse treatment, dental and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/10/2019
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Protecting Pre-Existing Conditions and Making Health Care More Affordable Act of 2019 [HB-1884]
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[Insurance ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Revises various requirements for private health insurance plans and associated plan-holder cost sharing. Specifically, the bill increases premium assistance for low-income households and specifies that the coverage affordability requirements for employer-sponsored plans extend to family members of employees based on the employee's required contribution as a percentage of the employee's income. Further, the bill prohibits specified agency actions that would weaken the requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) with respect
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/27/2019
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Public Option Deficit Reduction Act [HB-1419]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to offer a public health insurance option through the health insurance exchange. Unlike the coverage options currently available on the exchange, which are administered by private insurance companies, this public option must be administered directly by HHS.The public option must comply with the same general requirements as other plan types available on the exchange, including with respect to available benefits, benefit levels, provider networks, notices, consumer protections, and cost sharing.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/01/2019
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Medicare for All Act of 2019 [HB-1384]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Establishes a national health insurance program that is administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Among other requirements, the program must (1) cover all U.S. residents; (2) provide for automatic enrollment of individuals upon birth or residency in the United States; and (3) cover items and services that are medically necessary or appropriate to maintain health or to diagnose, treat, or rehabilitate a health condition, including hospital services, prescription drugs, mental health and substance abuse treatment, dental and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 12/10/2019
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Student Job Protection Act of 2019 [HB-1291]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
Excludes certain student workers from being taken into account to determine an institution of higher education's employer health care shared responsibility under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Specifically, the bill excludes individuals who are employed by the institution of higher education and carrying a full-time academic workload at the institution.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael R. Turner
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/14/2019
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No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2019 [S.109]
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[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Insurance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Modifies provisions relating to federal funding for, and health insurance coverage of, abortions. Specifically, the bill prohibits the use of federal funds for abortions or for health coverage that includes abortions. Such restrictions extend to the use of funds in the budget of the District of Columbia. Additionally, abortions may not be provided in a federal health care facility or by a federal employee. Historically, language has been included in annual appropriations bills for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that prohibits
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Motion To Proceed To Measure Considered In Senate. (consideration: Cr S288-292) on 01/17/2019
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Keeping Health Insurance Affordable Act of 2019 [S.3]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Alters and establishes several programs relating to health insurance and prescription drugs. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a public health insurance option through health insurance exchanges. The bill sets forth corresponding implementing provisions, including criteria for payment rates and provider participation. (For example, initial payment rates for providers and services must be set at the same rates as under Medicare; HHS may subsequently alter payment rates in accordance with
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Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/03/2019
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ObamaCare Repeal Act [HB-185]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective as of their enactment. Provisions of law amended by those Acts are restored.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Indigenous Peoples Of The United States. on 02/05/2019
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Responsible Path to Full Obamacare Repeal Act [HB-83]
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[Budget and Spending ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective at the beginning of FY2020. Provisions of law amended by those Acts are restored.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Referred To The Subcommittee On Indigenous Peoples Of The United States. on 02/05/2019
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To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage. [HB-71]
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[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Establishes which state law governs health insurers offering coverage in multiple states. Specifically, the bill provides that the laws of a state designated by a health insurer (primary state) apply to individual health insurance coverage offered by that insurer in any state (secondary state) if the coverage, states, and insurer comply with the conditions of this bill. Insurers are exempted from any secondary state's laws that would prohibit or regulate the operation of the insurer in that state. The primary state is given sole jurisdiction to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/31/2019
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No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2019 [HB-20]
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[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Insurance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Modifies provisions relating to federal funding for, and health insurance coverage of, abortions. Specifically, the bill prohibits the use of federal funds for abortions or for health coverage that includes abortions. Such restrictions extend to the use of funds in the budget of the District of Columbia. Additionally, abortions may not be provided in a federal health care facility or by a federal employee. Historically, language has been included in annual appropriations bills for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that prohibits
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Justice. on 02/25/2019
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STARS Act Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act of 2018 [S.2670]
[Taxes ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
STARS Act Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act of 2018 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude seasonal employees from the definition of "full-time employee" for purposes of the employer mandate to provide employees with minimum essential health care coverage. The bill defines a "seasonal employee" as an employee who is employed in a position for which the customary annual employment is not more than six months and which requires performing labor or services that are ordinarily performed at certain seasons or periods
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Sponsored by: Sen. Angus S. King
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/16/2018
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STARS Act Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act of 2017 [HB-3956]
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[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
STARS Act Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude seasonal employees from the definition of "full-time employee" for purposes of the employer mandate to provide employees with minimum essential health care coverage. The bill defines a "seasonal employee" as an employee who is employed in a position for which the customary annual employment is not more than six months and which requires performing labor or services that are ordinarily performed at certain seasons or periods
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Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Introduced In House on 10/04/2017
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EACH Act Equitable Access to Care and Health Act [S.2568]
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[Taxes ]
[Religion ]
EACH Act Equitable Access to Care and Health Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the religious conscience exemption under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to exempt individuals who rely solely on a religious method of healing and for whom the acceptance of medical health services would be inconsistent with their religious beliefs from the requirement to purchase and maintain minimum essential health care coverage.
Sponsored by: Sen. Angus S. King
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/19/2018
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the individual health insurance mandate. [HB-3725]
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[Taxes ]
[Insurance ]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the individual health insurance mandate. This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal, after 2017, the requirement that individuals maintain minimum essential health care coverage (commonly referred to as the individual mandate).
Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick J. Tiberi
Introduced In House on 09/08/2017