US HB3163 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 90-0)
Status: Introduced on July 22 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-07-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 22 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-07-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Affordability Is Access Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require health insurance and group health plans to cover, as preventive care for women, over-the-counter oral contraceptives for daily use, regardless of whether an enrollee has a prescription for the contraceptive. (Insurers and plans cannot impose cost sharing for preventive care.)
Title
Affordability Is Access Act
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2015-07-24 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
2015-07-22 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
2015-07-22 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB1532 (Same As) 2015-06-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Family planning and birth control
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical research
Research and development
Retail and wholesale trades
Women's health
Family planning and birth control
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical research
Research and development
Retail and wholesale trades
Women's health
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3163/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3163/BILLS-114hr3163ih.pdf |