AmeriCare Health Care Act of 2007

To amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an AmeriCare that assures the provision of health insurance coverage to all residents, and for other purposes.

3/29/2007--Introduced.
AmeriCare Health Care Act of 2007 - Adds a new title XXII to the Social Security Act (SSA) entitled "AmeriCare Health Benefits." Makes all U.S. residents eligible for AmeriCare benefits, including prescription drugs and biologicals. Requires the development of an AmeriCare enrollment mechanism that includes automatic enrollment at birth and the issuance of AmeriCare cards for identification and claims processing purposes.
Provides that an individual may elect not to be enrolled for benefits under AmeriCare if the individual has health benefits coverage under a group health plan at least equivalent to AmeriCare coverage.
Provides the same benefits under AmeriCare as are provided under parts A (Hospital Insurance) and B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of SSA title XVIII (Medicare).
Provides additional AmeriCare coverage to children under age 24, pregnant women, and low-income individuals. Establishes the AmeriCare Trust Fund.
Requires the modification of Medicaid (SSA title XIX), SCHIP (SSA title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program), and other federal health programs to avoid their duplication of AmeriCare coverage. Provides for the regulation of AmeriCare supplemental policies.
Establishes the general obligations for individuals and employers for the cost of health insurance coverage provided under this Act. Provides for additional premium subsidies.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Fortney Stark [D, CA-13]
• and 32 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Neil Abercrombie [D, HI-1]
  • Rep. Tammy Baldwin [D, WI-2]
  • Rep. Xavier Becerra [D, CA-31]
  • Rep. Corrine Brown [D, FL-3]
  • Rep. Lois Capps [D, CA-23]
  • Rep. Julia Carson [D, IN-7]
  • Rep. André Carson [D, IN-7]
  • Rep. Donna Christensen [D, VI-0]
  • Rep. Steve Cohen [D, TN-9]
  • Rep. John Conyers [D, MI-14]
  • Rep. Bob Filner [D, CA-51]
  • Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7]
  • Rep. Phil Hare [D, IL-17]
  • Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D, NY-22]
  • Rep. Jesse Jackson [D, IL-2]
  • Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick [D, MI-13]
  • Rep. Tom Lantos [D, CA-12]
  • Rep. Barbara Lee [D, CA-9]
  • Rep. John Lewis [D, GA-5]
  • Rep. Michael McNulty [D, NY-21]
  • Rep. George Miller [D, CA-7]
  • Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D, NY-8]
  • Rep. Eleanor Norton [D, DC-0]
  • Rep. Edward Pastor [D, AZ-4]
  • Rep. Charles Rangel [D, NY-15]
  • Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9]
  • Rep. Louise Slaughter [D, NY-28]
  • Rep. Bennie Thompson [D, MS-2]
  • Rep. Edolphus Towns [D, NY-10]
  • Rep. Henry Waxman [D, CA-30]
  • Rep. Peter Welch [D, VT-0]
  • Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D, CA-6]
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Committees

• House Energy and Commerce
• 5 more
  • House Energy and Commerce
  • House Ways and Means
  • House Ways and Means
  • House Education and Labor
  • House Education and Labor
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.1841

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
March 29, 2007

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• Jul 09, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
• Apr 20, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
• Mar 30, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E717-718)
• Mar 30, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
• Mar 29, 2007: Referred to House Education and Labor
• Mar 29, 2007: Referred to House Ways and Means
• Mar 29, 2007: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
• Mar 29, 2007: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
• Introduced on Mar 29, 2007.

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