US Congress Senate Bill 1033 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: Introduced on April 4 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to develop a public health insurance option that meets all federal plan requirements and is available on state and federal health insurance exchanges. Specifically, the CMS must offer silver and gold plans, may offer bronze plans, and must include all essential benefits, consumer protections, and cost-sharing limitations in each plan.The CMS may contract with a third party to administer the public option plans and states may establish advisory councils to make recommendations to the CMS about the operation and policies of such plans. Further, the CMS must establish geographically adjusted premiums and negotiate provider payment rates for services and prescription drugs covered the plans. If a payment rate cannot be negotiated, the CMS must pay the amount for such service as required under traditional Medicare.Medicare and Medicaid providers are automatically participants in public option plans unless they opt out, and providers not participating in Medicare or Medicaid may opt in.

CHOICE Act Consumer Health Options and Insurance Competition Enhancement Act

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]
Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA]	Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]
Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-04	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB2085 (Same As) 2019-04-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1033/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1033/BILLS-116s1033is.pdf