US Congress House Bill 1419 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on February 28 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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. Medicare health care providers are automatically participants in the public option unless they opt out, and providers not participating in Medicare may opt in. In addition, the bill establishes requirements for setting premiums, payment rates, and provider incentives.The bill appropriates funds to establish the public health insurance option, which HHS must repay over 10 years.

Public Option Deficit Reduction Act

Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]	Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-01	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-02-28	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2019-02-28	House	Introduced in House

SB3 (Related) 2019-01-03 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1419/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1419/BILLS-116hr1419ih.pdf