US Congress House Bill 1307 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: Introduced on March 2 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Public Option Deficit Reduction Act This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to offer a public health insurance option that ensures choice, competition, and stability of affordable, high-quality coverage throughout the United States. The bill declares that HHS's primary responsibility is to create a low-cost plan without compromising quality or access to care. The bill sets forth provisions related to the establishment and governance of the public health insurance option, including that plans under the option must: (1) be offered only through health insurance exchanges; (2) comply with requirements for plans offered through exchanges, including requirements related to benefits, benefit levels, provider networks, notices, consumer protections, and cost sharing; and (3) include plans with bronze, silver, and gold tier benefits. HHS must: (1) establish an office of the ombudsman for the public health insurance option; (2) collect data to establish premiums and payment rates; (3) establish geographically adjusted premiums at a level sufficient to fully finance the costs of the health benefits provided, administrative costs, and a contingency margin; and (4) establish payment rates for health care providers at Medicare rates, with higher rates for the first three years. The bill appropriates funding for the establishment of the public health insurance option. HHS must repay this amount over 10 years. HHS may use innovative payment mechanisms and policies to determine payments for items and services under the public health insurance option.

Public Option Deficit Reduction Act

Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]
Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Donald McEachin [D-VA]	Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]	Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]
Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-17	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2017-03-02	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2017-03-02	House	Introduced in House

SB1511 (Related) 2017-06-29 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1307/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1307/BILLS-115hr1307ih.pdf