H.R.5918 - SHOP Act

To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible. view all titles (3)

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  • Official: To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible. as introduced.
  • Short: SHOP Act as introduced.
  • Short: Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008 as introduced.

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08/17/09
Health care reform? What happened ...

healthcare. The news was – as usual – full of the latest information about the health care debate that’s been raging for, oh, at le...

12/19/08
NFIB.com - Report on the 110th Con...

The SHOP Act (H.R. 5918) and the Health Care Choice Act (H.R. 2355), which sought to improve access to and affordability of quality heath...

08/18/08
Silver Top Graphics | Microbusines...

Some of them, like the SHOP Act (S. 2795, H.R. 5918), attempt to do both. The bill is the product of intense bipartisan negotiation betwe...

05/22/08
New Jersey REALTORS® Emphasize Ho...

NJAR® indicated its support of H.R. 5918, the Small Business Health Insurance Options Program Act of 2008 (SHOP) sponsored by Representa...

05/21/08
NAR's Midyear Meeting in Washingto...

A companion bill, HR 5918, has been introduced in the House of Representatives by Congressman John Barrow (D-Georgia-12). Determining the...

05/18/08
NAR Members & Our Concerns Were He...

WASHINGTON — It’s not enough for House and Senate lawmakers to pass legislation that will help bring health back to the housing indus...

05/15/08
Message to Congress: Go the Distance

A House companion bill, HR 5918, was introduced shortly after the Senate bill. “We have a tall order ahead of us,” NAR Chief Lobbyist...

05/01/08
Health Plans

He favors a national health plans that would provide Medicare to everyone Health Plans HR 5918 would amend the Public Health Service Act ...

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04/28/08
HR 5918, To amend the Public Healt...

HR 5918 would amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the...

04/28/08
Bill Action: Introduced: HR 5918: ...

John Barrow [D-GA] introduced HR 5918: To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool ...

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