US HB3489 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 39-6)
Status: Introduced on November 14 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-11-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 14 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-11-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to eliminate the funding mechanism for the three-year transitional reinsurance program, under which group health plans are required to pay a fee to reinsurance entities for plan years beginning January 1, 2014. (The fees are distributed to individual health plans that cover high-risk individuals.) Authorizes appropriations for such reinsurance program instead.
Title
To amend section 1341 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-11-15 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2013-11-14 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
Subjects
Comprehensive health care
Employee benefits and pensions
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
User charges and fees
Employee benefits and pensions
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
User charges and fees
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3489/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr3489/BILLS-113hr3489ih.pdf |
