Health Care Choice Act of 2007

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce.

12/12/2007--Introduced.
Health Care Choice Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide that the laws of the state designated by a health insurance issuer (primary state) shall apply to individual health insurance coverage offered by that issuer in the primary state and in any other state (secondary state), but only if the coverage and issuer comply with the conditions of this Act.
Exempts issuers from any secondary state's laws that would prohibit or regulate the operation of the issuer in such state, subject to certain restrictions imposed by such state.
Specifies the notice that an issuer must provide in any insurance coverage offered in a secondary state and at renewal of the policy.
Requires each issuer issuing individual health insurance coverage in both primary and secondary states to submit to:
(1) the insurance commissioners of such states a copy of the plan of operation or feasibility study and written notice of any change in its designation of its primary state and of its compliance with all the laws of the primary state; and
(2) the insurance commission of each secondary state a copy of the issuer's quarterly financial statement that was submitted to the primary state.
Prohibits an issuer from offering, selling, or issuing individual health insurance coverage in a secondary state if the state insurance commissioner does not use a risk-based capital formula for the determination of capital and surplus requirements for all issuers.
Gives sole jurisdiction to the primary state to enforce the primary state's covered laws in the primary state and any secondary state. Requires the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on the effect of this Act on specified health insurance issues.


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Sponsor

• Rep. John Shadegg [R, AZ-3]
• and 63 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. W. Todd Akin [R, MO-2]
  • Rep. Michele Bachmann [R, MN-6]
  • Rep. James Barrett [R, SC-3]
  • Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R, MD-6]
  • Rep. Brian Bilbray [R, CA-50]
  • Rep. Rob Bishop [R, UT-1]
  • Rep. Marsha Blackburn [R, TN-7]
  • Rep. Charles Boustany [R, LA-7]
  • Rep. Henry Brown [R, SC-1]
  • Rep. Dan Burton [R, IN-5]
  • Rep. Ken Calvert [R, CA-44]
  • Rep. David Camp [R, MI-4]
  • Rep. John Campbell [R, CA-48]
  • Rep. Christopher Cannon [R, UT-3]
  • Rep. Steven Chabot [R, OH-1]
  • Rep. K. Michael Conaway [R, TX-11]
  • Rep. Barbara Cubin [R, WY-0]
  • Rep. David Davis [R, TN-1]
  • Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R, FL-25]
  • Rep. Mary Fallin [R, OK-5]
  • Rep. Tom Feeney [R, FL-24]
  • Rep. Jeff Flake [R, AZ-6]
  • Rep. Luis Fortuno [R, PR-0]
  • Rep. Virginia Foxx [R, NC-5]
  • Rep. Trent Franks [R, AZ-2]
  • Rep. Jim Gerlach [R, PA-6]
  • Rep. John Gingrey [R, GA-11]
  • Rep. Robert Goodlatte [R, VA-6]
  • Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R, TX-5]
  • Rep. Walter Herger [R, CA-2]
  • Rep. Peter Hoekstra [R, MI-2]
  • Rep. Duncan Hunter [R, CA-52]
  • Rep. Bob Inglis [R, SC-4]
  • Rep. Darrell Issa [R, CA-49]
  • Rep. Ric Keller [R, FL-8]
  • Rep. Steve King [R, IA-5]
  • Rep. Jack Kingston [R, GA-1]
  • Rep. John Kline [R, MN-2]
  • Rep. Doug Lamborn [R, CO-5]
  • Rep. Daniel Lungren [R, CA-3]
  • Rep. Kenny Marchant [R, TX-24]
  • Rep. Michael McCaul [R, TX-10]
  • Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R, WA-5]
  • Rep. Jeff Miller [R, FL-1]
  • Rep. Marilyn Musgrave [R, CO-4]
  • Rep. Randy Neugebauer [R, TX-19]
  • Rep. Ronald Paul [R, TX-14]
  • Rep. Mike Pence [R, IN-6]
  • Rep. Joseph Pitts [R, PA-16]
  • Rep. Todd Platts [R, PA-19]
  • Rep. Tom Price [R, GA-6]
  • Rep. Adam Putnam [R, FL-12]
  • Rep. Rick Renzi [R, AZ-1]
  • Rep. Paul Ryan [R, WI-1]
  • Rep. Peter Sessions [R, TX-32]
  • Rep. Adrian Smith [R, NE-3]
  • Rep. Mark Souder [R, IN-3]
  • Rep. Clifford Stearns [R, FL-6]
  • Rep. Thomas Tancredo [R, CO-6]
  • Rep. Timothy Walberg [R, MI-7]
  • Rep. Zach Wamp [R, TN-3]
  • Rep. David Weldon [R, FL-15]
  • Rep. Addison Wilson [R, SC-2]
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Committees

• House Energy and Commerce
• 1 more
  • House Energy and Commerce
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.4460

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December 12, 2007

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• Dec 12, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
• Dec 12, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
• Introduced on Dec 12, 2007.

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First, under the legislation cited in your advertisement, HR 4460, insurance companies would not make the rules. According to the Congressional Research Service and National Center for Policy Analysis, the insurance policies would be ...

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has proposed interstate competition at the federal level with the Health Care Choice Act (HR 4460). The bill would allow consumers to shop for individual insurance on the Internet, over the telephone or through a local agent. ...

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has proposed interstate competition at the federal level with the Health Care Choice Act (HR 4460). The bill would allow consumers to shop for individual insurance on the Internet, over the telephone or through a local agent. ...

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