Every American Insured Health Act

A bill to provide a refundable and advanceable credit for health insurance through the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, to provide for improved private health insurance access and affordability, and for other purposes.

7/26/2007--Introduced.
Every American Insured Health Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to:
(1) allow uninsured individual taxpayers and their spouses and dependents a refundable tax credit for a limited amount of their health insurance costs;
(2) direct the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a program for payment of health insurance costs by advancing health insurance tax credit amounts to insurance providers during the taxable year; and
(3) limit the availability of certain tax preferences for individuals eligible for the health insurance tax credit.
Amends the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to deem whether a state has taken efforts to provide its citizens with greater access to affordable private health insurance, including by establishing a state health insurance exchange, a high risk pool, a reinsurance mechanism, or other high risk solution. Sets forth requirements for certification of a state health insurance exchange.
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to expand Medicaid health opportunity accounts to all states as of January 1, 2008.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC]
• and 6 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Lamar Alexander [R, TN]
  • Sen. Thomas Coburn [R, OK]
  • Sen. Bob Corker [R, TN]
  • Elizabeth Dole
  • Sen. John Isakson [R, GA]
  • Sen. Mel Martinez [R, FL]
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Committees

• Senate Finance

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.1886

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July 26, 2007

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• Introduced on Jul 26, 2007.
• Jul 26, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Related Issue Areas:

• Taxation
• Access to health care
• Business
• Finance
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• Health insurance
• Health policy
• Income tax
• Insurance companies
• Insurance premiums
• Medicaid
• Medical care
• Medically uninsured
• Reinsurance
• Tax credits
• Tax refunds
• Welfare

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July 30, 2007 Beyond SCHIP: A Serious Proposal to Reduce Uninsurance

... Tom Coburn (R-OK), Elizabeth Dole (R-NC), and Mel Martinez (R-FL)--who are sponsors of the Every American Insured Health Act (S. 1886). ...

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S 1886 CPS 109th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1886. To authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 18, 2005. Mr. LUGAR (for himself and Mr. BIDEN) introduced the following ...

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with Senator Burr (R-NC) and others introduced the Every American Insured Health Act, S.1886, a proposal that ensures all Americans have access to affordable.

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