US Congress House Bill 1019 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 26)
Status: Introduced on March 6 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-03-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Health Insurance Rate Review Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to declare that federal requirements that the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) review unreasonable premium increases in health care coverage shall not be construed to prohibit a state from imposing additional rate requirements on health insurance issuers that are more protective of consumers. Expands such review to include all rate increases, not only premium increases. Directs the Secretary or the relevant state insurance commissioner (or state regulator) to take corrective actions to ensure that any excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory rates are corrected before, or as soon as possible after, implementation, including through mechanisms such as denying rates, modifying rates, or requiring rebates to consumers. Authorizes civil monetary penalties and ineligibility as a qualified health plan for failing to comply with any corrective action taken by the Secretary. Requires the Secretary to determine whether the state insurance commissioner or regulator or the Secretary will undertake such corrective actions based on whether the state can adequately undertake such actions. Applies this Act to health plans grandfathered under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Health Insurance Rate Review Act

Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]
Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]
Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]
Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. George Miller [D-CA]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]
Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. Henry Waxman [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-03-08	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2013-03-06	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

SB482 (Same As) 2013-03-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
HB3504 (Related) 2013-11-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1019/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr1019/BILLS-113hr1019ih.pdf