Health Partnership Through Creative Federalism Act

To provide for innovation in health care through State initiatives that expand coverage and access.

1/17/2007--Introduced.
Health Partnership Through Creative Federalism Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a State Health Coverage Innovation Commission to:
(1) request states to submit proposals for state health care expansion and improvement programs, which may include reform options such as tax credit approaches, expansions of public programs, or other appropriate alternatives;
(2) review state applications and submit to Congress a list of state applications that the Commission recommends for approval;
(3) report to the public concerning progress made by states; and
(4) make recommendations to the Secretary and Congress for minimizing the negative effect of state programs on national employer groups, provider organizations, and insurers because of differing state requirements under the programs. Requires states to prepare and submit to the Commission a healthcare plan that has as its goal increased coverage and such additional goals as improvements in quality, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and the appropriate use of information technology. Sets forth rules for congressional consideration of state proposals. Requires the Secretary to provide a grant to a state that has an application approved to enable such state to carry out an innovative state health program. Requires the Commission to direct the Secretary to:
(1) fund a balanced diversity of approaches; and
(2) link allocations to the state to the meeting of goals and performance measures related to health care coverage and health care costs. Prohibits states from:
(1) changing eligibility criteria for state medical assistance programs; or
(2) permitting the imposition of any preexisting condition exclusion for covered benefits, with exceptions.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Tammy Baldwin [D, WI-2]
• and 80 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. W. Todd Akin [R, MO-2]
  • Rep. Rodney Alexander [R, LA-5]
  • Rep. Thomas Allen [D, ME-1]
  • Rep. Sanford Bishop [D, GA-2]
  • Rep. Dan Burton [R, IN-5]
  • Rep. George Butterfield [D, NC-1]
  • Rep. Eric Cantor [R, VA-7]
  • Rep. Lois Capps [D, CA-23]
  • Rep. Dennis Cardoza [D, CA-18]
  • Rep. André Carson [D, IN-7]
  • Rep. John Carter [R, TX-31]
  • Rep. Michael Castle [R, DE-0]
  • Rep. Tom Cole [R, OK-4]
  • Rep. K. Michael Conaway [R, TX-11]
  • Rep. John Conyers [D, MI-14]
  • Rep. Jim Cooper [D, TN-5]
  • Rep. Diana DeGette [D, CO-1]
  • Rep. John Doolittle [R, CA-4]
  • Rep. Thelma Drake [R, VA-2]
  • Rep. Jo Ann Emerson [R, MO-8]
  • Rep. Philip English [R, PA-3]
  • Rep. Bob Etheridge [D, NC-2]
  • Rep. Tom Feeney [R, FL-24]
  • Rep. Bob Filner [D, CA-51]
  • Rep. Luis Fortuno [R, PR-0]
  • Rep. E. Scott Garrett [R, NJ-5]
  • Rep. John Gingrey [R, GA-11]
  • Rep. Louis Gohmert [R, TX-1]
  • Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D, TX-20]
  • Rep. Raymond Green [D, TX-29]
  • Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7]
  • Rep. Ralph Hall [R, TX-4]
  • Rep. Phil Hare [D, IL-17]
  • Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R, TX-5]
  • Rep. Brian Higgins [D, NY-27]
  • Rep. Rubén Hinojosa [D, TX-15]
  • Rep. Rush Holt [D, NJ-12]
  • Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D, TX-18]
  • Rep. Ronald Kind [D, WI-3]
  • Rep. Steve King [R, IA-5]
  • Rep. John Kline [R, MN-2]
  • Rep. John Kuhl [R, NY-29]
  • Rep. James Langevin [D, RI-2]
  • Rep. John Larson [D, CT-1]
  • Rep. John Linder [R, GA-7]
  • Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D, IL-3]
  • Rep. Kenny Marchant [R, TX-24]
  • Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D, NY-4]
  • Rep. Betty McCollum [D, MN-4]
  • Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R, MI-11]
  • Rep. Mike McIntyre [D, NC-7]
  • Rep. R. Bradley Miller [D, NC-13]
  • Rep. Gwen Moore [D, WI-4]
  • Rep. Dennis Moore [D, KS-3]
  • Rep. James Moran [D, VA-8]
  • Rep. Christopher Murphy [D, CT-5]
  • Rep. Marilyn Musgrave [R, CO-4]
  • Rep. Sue Myrick [R, NC-9]
  • Rep. Donald Payne [D, NJ-10]
  • Rep. Thomas Petri [R, WI-6]
  • Rep. Tom Price [R, GA-6]
  • Rep. David Price [D, NC-4]
  • Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9]
  • Rep. David Scott [D, GA-13]
  • Rep. Peter Sessions [R, TX-32]
  • Rep. Hilda Solis [D, CA-32]
  • Rep. Mark Souder [R, IN-3]
  • Rep. Fortney Stark [D, CA-13]
  • Rep. John Tierney [D, MA-6]
  • Rep. Edolphus Towns [D, NY-10]
  • Rep. Mark Udall [D, CO-2]
  • Rep. Timothy Walberg [R, MI-7]
  • Rep. James Walsh [R, NY-25]
  • Rep. Zach Wamp [R, TN-3]
  • Rep. Peter Welch [D, VT-0]
  • Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R, GA-3]
  • Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D, CA-6]
  • Rep. David Wu [D, OR-1]
  • Rep. Albert Wynn [D, MD-4]
  • Rep. Donald Young [R, AK-0]
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Committees

• House Energy and Commerce
• 2 more
  • House Energy and Commerce
  • House Rules
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.506

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
January 17, 2007

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• Feb 02, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
• Jan 17, 2007: Referred to House Rules
• Jan 17, 2007: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
• Jan 17, 2007: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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 Jan 17, 2007.

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August 02, 2008 Rob Kall: Report from the Progressive Democrats of America Convention

What Pennacchio is looking for at the federal level is enabling, bridge legislation, introduced by Bernie Sanders (S.2031) and Tammy Baldwin (HR 506) that will help fund a state level single payer startup. ...

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February 20, 2008 Erisa Waivers on Congressional Agenda

“The Health Care Through Creative Federalism Act” (HR 506/S325) would create a federal-state Commission to review and endorse state plans to expand health care coverage for their uninsured residents. Under this bill, state reform plans ...

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August 01, 2007 Uninsured and underinsured Americans

HR 506 seeks to break the legislative gridlock that is impeding progress in solving this critical national problem by encouraging the States to experiment with a variety of reform options – such as tax credit approaches, expansions of ...

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