US SB137 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)
Status: Introduced on January 25 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-01-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S206)
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 25 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-01-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S206)
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Health Insurance Rate Review Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to declare that federal provisions requiring the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to review unreasonable premium increases in health care coverage shall not be construed to prohibit a state from imposing additional rate requirements on health insurance issuers that are more protective of consumers. Expands such review to include all rate increases, not only premium increases. Directs the Secretary or the relevant state insurance commissioner (or state regulator) to take corrective actions to ensure that any excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory rates are corrected prior to, or as soon as possible after, implementation, including through mechanisms such as denying rates, modifying rates, or requiring rebates to consumers. Requires the Secretary to determine whether the state insurance commissioner or regulator or the Secretary will undertake such corrective actions based on whether the state can adequately undertake such actions. Applies these provisions to grandfathered health plans under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Title
Health Insurance Rate Review Act
Sponsors
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] | Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA] | Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] |
Sen. Daniel Inouye [D-HI] | Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT] |
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2011-01-25 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S206) |
2011-01-25 | Senate | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S204-206) |
Same As/Similar To
HB416 (Same As) 2011-02-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
Consumer affairs
Disability and health-based discrimination
Health care costs and insurance
State and local government operations
Disability and health-based discrimination
Health care costs and insurance
State and local government operations
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/137/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s137/BILLS-112s137is.pdf |