US Congress House Bill 3450 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on July 27 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-07-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Rates Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to declare that the review by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) of unreasonable increases in health care coverage premiums does not prohibit a state from imposing on health insurers additional rate requirements that are more protective of consumers. The HHS review, which currently covers only premium increases, is expanded to include all rate increases. HHS or the relevant state agency must 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. HHS may apply civil monetary penalties to health insurers that fail to comply with a corrective action taken by HHS and may make the plan involved ineligible for classification as a qualified health plan. (Qualified health plans are sold on health insurance exchanges, are the only plans eligible for premium subsidies, and fulfill an individual's requirement to maintain minimum essential coverage.) HHS must determine whether HHS or the state will undertake the corrective actions based on whether the state can adequately undertake the actions.

Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Rates Act

Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-07-28	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2017-07-27	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2017-07-27	House	Introduced in House

SB1667 (Related) 2017-07-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4430-4431)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3450/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr3450/BILLS-115hr3450ih.pdf