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4/29/2008--Introduced.<br/>Patients' Health Care Reform Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment and governance of : (1) HealthMarts, which are nonprofit organizations that offer health benefits coverage to employers, employees, and individuals through contracts with health insurance issuers; and (2) individual membership associations (IMAs), which are organizations that offer health benefits coverage to members through health insurance issuer contracts. Requires the Secretary of Heath and Human Services to pay 50% of a state's costs to provide health benefits coverage under a high-risk pool, a reinsurance pool, or other risk-adjustment mechanisms used to subsidize the purchase of private health insurance.<br/>Small Business Access and Choice for Entrepreneurs Act of 2007 [sic]- Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide for establishment and governance of association health plans, which are group health plans whose sponsors are trade, industry, professional, chamber of commerce, or similar business associations and which meet certain ERISA certification requirements.<br/>Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide individuals with a tax credit for payments for qualified health insurance and allows the Secretary of the Treasury to make advance payments of the credit to providers. Excludes from gross income any compensating coverage payment made by an employer to an employee who elects not to participate in the employer's subsidized health plan.<br/>Requires health insurance issuers offering coverage in connection with a group health plan to provide certain information to the administrator of the plan, including information regarding: (1) plan benefits and exclusions; (2) a participant's financial responsibilities; and (3) legal recourse options for participants and beneficiaries.<br/>

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S000275 1949-10-22 4805 306 Cannon House Office Building http://www.house.gov/formshadegg/emailtemplate.htm 3 202-225-3462 John 'r':4 '-3':6 'az':5 'rep':1 'john':2,7,9 'shadegg':3,8,10 M 400368 Shadegg John_B._Shadegg B. Rep. John Shadegg [R, AZ-3] 1420 N00006425 9096 Republican 202-225-3361 Episcopalian AZ John Shadegg 7.13636363636364 http://johnshadegg.house.gov/ A000358 1947-07-05 940 117 Cannon House Office Building http://akin.house.gov/email.shtml 2 202-225-2563 W. 'r':4 'w':7,9 '-2':6 'mo':5 'rep':1 'akin':3,8,10 'todd':2 M 400005 Akin W._Todd_Akin Todd Rep. Todd Akin [R, MO-2] 31 N00009677 8285 Republican 202-225-2561 Christian MO W. Akin 6.42857142857143 http://akin.house.gov/ B001239 1961-02-14 1436 439 Cannon House Office Building http://www.barrett.house.gov/?sectionid=82&sectiontree=16,47,82 3 202-225-3216 James 'j':9 'r':4 '-3':6 'sc':5 'rep':1 'jame':2,7,11 'barrett':3,8,12 'gresham':10 M 400016 Barrett J._Gresham_Barrett Gresham Rep. James Barrett [R, SC-3] 260 J. 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Zach Wamp [R, TN-3] 2031 N00003159 7512 Republican 202-225-3271 Baptist TN Zach Wamp 4.08333333333333 http://www.house.gov/wamp/ W000795 1947-07-31 3317 212 Cannon House Office Building http://www.house.gov/formwilson/IMA/issue.htm 2 202-225-2455 Addison 'r':4 '-2':6 'sc':5 'joe':9 'rep':1 'wilson':3,8,11 'addison':2,7,10 M 400433 Wilson Joe_Wilson G. Rep. Addison Wilson [R, SC-2] 1723 Joe N00024809 15331 Republican 202-225-2452 Presbyterian SC Joe Addison Wilson 5.23529411764706 http://joewilson.house.gov/ action 50326 1210132800 Wed May 07 00:00:00 -0500 2008 169239 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. action 50326 1209528000 Wed Apr 30 00:00:00 -0500 2008 165084 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. action 50326 1209441600 Tue Apr 29 00:00:00 -0500 2008 151619 Referred to House Ways and Means introduced 50326 1209441600 Tue Apr 29 00:00:00 -0500 2008 151616 action 50326 1209441600 Tue Apr 29 00:00:00 -0500 2008 151617 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. action 50326 1209441600 Tue Apr 29 00:00:00 -0500 2008 151620 Referred to House Education and Labor action 50326 1209441600 Tue Apr 29 00:00:00 -0500 2008 151618 Referred to House Energy and Commerce