U.S. Congress - H.R.4038 Common Sense Health Care Reform and Affordability Act
H.R.4038 - Common Sense Health Care Reform and Affordability Act
To take meaningful steps to lower health care costs and increase access to health insurance coverage without raising taxes, cutting Medicare benefits for seniors, adding to the national deficit, intervening in the doctor-patient relationship, or instituting a government takeover of health care. view all titles (2)
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- Official: To take meaningful steps to lower health care costs and increase access to health insurance coverage without raising taxes, cutting Medicare benefits for seniors, adding to the national deficit, intervening in the doctor-patient relationship, or instituting a government takeover of health care. as introduced.
- Short: Common Sense Health Care Reform and Affordability Act as introduced.
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11/6/2009--Introduced.Common Sense Health Care Reform and Affordability Act - Requires each state to mitigate the cost of high risk individuals in the state through: (1) a state reinsurance program; or (2) a state high risk pool. Prohibits a health insurance issuer from applying an annualOfficial Summary
11/6/2009--Introduced.Common Sense Health Care Reform and Affordability Act - Requires each state to mitigate the cost of high risk individuals in the state through:(1) a state reinsurance program; or
(2) a state high risk pool. Prohibits a health insurance issuer from applying an annual or lifetime aggregate spending cap on any health insurance coverage or plan offered by such issuer. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to pay awards to states for reducing the premiums in the small group market or the individual market or reducing the percentage of uninsured, nonelderly residents in a state. 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. Amends ERISA, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to require group health plans that provide dependent coverage of children to continue to treat an individual as a dependent until at least 25 years of age. Prohibits a state from establishing a law that prevents an employer from instituting auto-enrollment for coverage under a group health plan, so long as the participant or beneficiary has the option of declining such coverage. Directs 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 conditions of this Act. Revises provisions related to health savings accounts (HSAs), including to allow the payment of premiums for high deductible health plans from HSA accounts. Sets conditions for lawsuits arising from health care liability claims regarding health care goods or services or any medical product affecting interstate commerce. Establishes a statute of limitations and limits noneconomic and punitive damages. Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to interfere with the doctor-patient relationship or the practice of medicine. Repeals provisions establishing the Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research. Permits a group health plan to vary premiums and cost-sharing by up to 50% of the benefits based on participation (or lack of participation) in a wellness program. Prohibits funds authorized or appropriated by federal law and funds in any trust fund to which funds are authorized or appropriated by federal law from being expended for any abortion. Allows a person to submit an application for licensure of a biological product based on its similarity to a licensed biological product (the reference product).
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Camp votes against Democrats' $1 trillion government takeover of health care
NOTE: Yesterday, Camp introduced HR 4038, the Common Sense Health Care Reform and Affordability Act. The bill served as the Republican alternative to the ...
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Health Care Reform – Democrats Admit Premiums to Rise
House Republican Bill (HR 4038)*** ,050 decrease in Private Health Insurance Market Premiums. President Obama asserted that under the Democrats' scheme, “you are likely to be capable to receive lower costs. ...
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Republican House Bill (HR 4038 )*** , 050 decrease in the market of private health insurance premiums. Wed Obama said that would be unharmed by the Democrats' rule, “you probably be able to cut costs are obtained. ...
Health Care Reform – Democrats Admit Premiums to Rise
House Republican Bill (H.R. 4038)*** $1050 decrease in Private Health Insurance Market Premiums. President Obama asserted that under the Democrats' scheme, “you are likely to be capable to receive lower costs. ...
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