US Congress House Bill 3450 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 17-0)
Status: Introduced on November 12 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-11-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Health Insurance Freedom Act of 2013 - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), with respect to the definition of a qualified health plan, to allow a health insurance issuer to offer coverage that: (1) provides the essential health benefits package required of a qualified health plan other than the minimum benefits required under the essential benefits and level of coverage requirements, and (2) meets federal and state benefit requirements as otherwise applied as of October 1, 2013, in the state in which the coverage is offered. Makes such coverage ineligible: (1) for the premium assistance income tax credit or PPACA cost-sharing reductions; and (2) to be treated as a bronze, silver, gold, or platinum plan or be taken into account for purposes of determining the applicable second lowest cost silver plan. Makes this Act's amendments effective as if they were included in the enactment of PPACA.

Health Insurance Freedom Act of 2013

Rep. Renee Ellmers [R-NC]	Rep. Joe Barton [R-TX]	Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]	Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]
Rep. John Fleming [R-LA]	Rep. Andy Harris [R-MD]	Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO]	Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]
Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]	Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]	Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM]	Rep. Robert Pittenger [R-NC]
Rep. Tom Price [R-GA]	Rep. Reid Ribble [R-WI]	Rep. David Roe [R-TN]	Rep. Todd Rokita [R-IN]
Rep. Lee Terry [R-NE]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-11-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2013-11-12	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2013-11-12	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2013-11-12	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3450/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr3450/BILLS-113hr3450ih.pdf