US SB775 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Introduced on March 18 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-18 - 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]
Status: Introduced on March 18 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-18 - 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]
Summary
Self-Insurance Protection Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the definition of "health insurance coverage" a stop-loss policy obtained by a self-insured health plan or a sponsor of a self-insured group health plan to reimburse the plan or sponsor for losses incurred in providing health benefits to plan participants in excess of a level set forth in the stop-loss policy.
Title
Self-Insurance Protection Act
Sponsors
Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA] | Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN] | Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA] | Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL] |
Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC] | Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS] | Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2015-03-18 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Same As/Similar To
HB1423 (Same As) 2015-04-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
Employee benefits and pensions
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Insurance industry and regulation
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Insurance industry and regulation
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/775/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s775/BILLS-114s775is.pdf |