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5/1/2008--Introduced.<br/>Making Health Care More Affordable Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to allow individual taxpayers a refundable tax credit for health insurance costs paid.<br/>Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide for establishment and governance of association health plans (AHPs), 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. 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 certain requirements.<br/>Promoting Health for Future Generations Act of 2008 - Amends the IRC to to revise provisions related to health savings accounts (HSAs), high deductible health plans, and medical savings accounts (MSAs), including to: (1) increase the tax deduction for contributions to HSAs; (2) allow a new tax deduction for high deductible health plan premiums; and (3) allow individual contributions to a Medicare Advantage MSA.<br/>Increased Access to Health Insurance Act of 2008 - Amends the IRC to permit the use of HSAs to purchase health insurance.<br/>Sets forth conditions for lawsuits arising from health care liability claims regarding health care goods or services or any medical product affecting interstate commerce, including: (1) a statute of limitations of three years after the date of manifestation of injury or one year after the claimant discovers the injury, with certain exceptions; and (2) limits on noneconomic and punitive damages.<br/>Sets forth provisions related to health information technology. Provides for health record banks. Creates safe harbors from civil and criminal penalties in current anti-kickback laws for providing certain health information technology and training services.<br/>

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Todd Platts [R, PA-19] 585 N00009719 6461 Republican 202-225-5836 Episcopalian PA Todd Platts 5.76923076923077 http://www.house.gov/platts/ T000260 1951-06-15 3507 2441 Rayburn House Office Building http://tiahrt.house.gov/?sectionid=12 4 202-225-3489 Todd 'r':4 '-4':6 'ks':5 'rep':1 'todd':2,7,9 'tiahrt':3,8,10 M 400405 Tiahrt Todd_Tiahrt Rep. Todd Tiahrt [R, KS-4] 1853 N00008144 6757 Republican 202-225-6216 Assembly of God KS Todd Tiahrt 5.16666666666667 http://tiahrt.house.gov/ CongressmanTiahrt action 50411 1211169600 Mon May 19 00:00:00 -0500 2008 169244 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. action 50411 1209960000 Mon May 05 00:00:00 -0500 2008 165093 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. action 50411 1209614400 Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0500 2008 152168 Referred to House Energy and Commerce action 50411 1209614400 Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0500 2008 152169 Referred to House Education and Labor introduced 50411 1209614400 Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0500 2008 152166 action 50411 1209614400 Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0500 2008 152171 Referred to House Ways and Means action 50411 1209614400 Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0500 2008 152170 Referred to House Judiciary action 50411 1209614400 Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0500 2008 152167 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, 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.