H.R.2925 - Communities Building Access Act

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for community projects that will reduce the number of individuals who are uninsured with respect to health care, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for community projects that will reduce the number of individuals who are uninsured with respect to health care, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Communities Building Access Act as introduced.

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6/17/2009--Introduced.Communities Building Access Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to public or nonprofit private entities to carry out demonstration projects for the purpose of making health care coverage

Official Summary

6/17/2009--Introduced.Communities Building Access Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to public or nonprofit private entities to carry out demonstration projects for the purpose of making health care coverage available, on a cost-sharing basis, to:
(1) employees through employers that have not contributed to health care benefits for employees during the prior 12 months; and
(2) self-employed individuals who have been without such coverage during the prior 12 months. Requires the Secretary to make matching grants to public or nonprofit private entities to carry out demonstration projects for the purpose of forming and maintaining networks composed of health care specialists who volunteer health services to eligible individuals. Directs the Secretary to make an award of a grant or contract for the establishment and operation of a clearinghouse for information on demonstration projects under this Act and similar projects that are community initiated. Allows the Secretary to carry out a program to encourage public and private entities that plan or operate such projects to submit information to the clearinghouse.

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09/15/10
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07/23/10
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... Medical Malpractice Liability, and Volunteer Liability : Hearings Before the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Second Session, on Hr 911, Hr 2925, and Hr 2938 February 27 and 28, ...

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02/20/10
Health Care Reform Issues; Antitrust, Medical Malpractice ...

... Medical Malpractice Liability, and Volunteer Liability : Hearings Before the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Second Session, on Hr 911, Hr 2925, and Hr 2938 February 27 and 28, ...

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