US Congress Senate Bill 482 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)
Status: Introduced on March 6 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-03-06 - 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]

Health Insurance Rate Review Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to declare that federal requirements that the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) 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 before, or as soon as possible after, implementation, including through mechanisms such as denying rates, modifying rates, or requiring rebates to consumers. Authorizes civil monetary penalties and ineligibility as a qualified health plan for failing to comply with any corrective action taken by the Secretary. 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 this Act to health plans grandfathered under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Health Insurance Rate Review Act

Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ]
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]	Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-03-06	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2013-03-06	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1234-1235)

HB1019 (Same As) 2013-03-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB3504 (Related) 2013-11-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/482/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s482/BILLS-113s482is.pdf