US HB5126 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
April 22 2010 - Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Helping Save Americans' Health Care Choices Act of 2010 - Repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) providing for: (1) an increased penalty for distributions from a health savings account or Archer medical savings account not used for qualified medical expenses; (2) a restriction of payments from health savings accounts, Archer medical savings accounts, and health flexible spending arrangements for medications to prescription drugs or insulin; and (3) a $2,500 limitation on annual salary reduction contributions to health flexible spending arrangements under cafeteria plans. Amends PPACA to treat a high deductible health plan as a qualified health plan for purposes of such Act.
Title
Helping Save Americans' Health Care Choices Act of 2010
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-04-22 | Referred to House Energy and Commerce | |
| 2010-04-22 | Referred to House Ways and Means | |
| 2010-04-22 | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
Same As/Similar To
HB5936 (Related) 2010-07-29 - Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Subjects
Employee benefits and pensions
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Prescription drugs
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Prescription drugs
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HN05126:@@@L&summ2=m& |
| Text | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111hr5126ih/pdf/BILLS-111hr5126ih.pdf |
