U.S. Congress - H.R.1841 AmeriCare Health Care Act of 2007
H.R.1841 - 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. view all titles (2)
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- Short: AmeriCare Health Care Act of 2007 as introduced.
- Official: 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. as introduced.
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Official Summary
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 developmentOfficial Summary
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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Recent Blog Coverage
CQ Politics | Stark Sees Passing Vetoed SCHIP Measure as First ...
Stark made a pitch for his own âAmericare Health Care Actâ ( HR 1841 ), which would allow people with employer-based coverage to stick with their current plans while subsidizing the purchase of coverage for uninsured Americans with ...
TheHill.com - Stark favors growing deficit to tackle healthcare
Stark provided the media with a summary of his universal healthcare bill, the AmeriCare Health Care Act (H.R. 1841). The measure, which has 32 cosponsors, is different than Obamaâs plan but would build upon aspects of the existing ...
welch signs on to hr 676
john conyers-d-michigan, expanded and improved medicare for all act. in addition, welch has also signed on to three other bills aiming to promote universal health care. they are hr 1841, hr 15 and hr 506.
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