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6/17/2009--Introduced.Consumers Health Care Act of 2009 - Establishes within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) an Office of Health Plan Management to establish and administer the Consumer Choice Health Plan to provide for health insurance coverage that is made available to all eligible individuals in the United States and its territories. Requires the Plan to comply with all regulations and requirements that are applicable with respect to other health insurance plans offered through the National Health Insurance Exchange. (The National Health Insurance Exchange has not been established.) Makes an individual or employer who is eligible to purchase coverage from a health insurance plan through the Exchange eligible to enroll in the Plan or purchase coverage for their employees from the Plan. Treats an individual's enrollment with the Plan as satisfying any requirement under federal law for such individual to demonstrate enrollment in health insurance or benefits coverage. Requires Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP, formerly known as SCHIP) providers to provide services to any individual enrolled in the Plan for three years following establishment of the Plan, after which the provider may opt-out. Sets forth provisions governing payment rates. Requires repayment of funds necessary for the establishment of the Plan. Requires the Plan to be financially self-sustaining. Authorizes the establishment of the America's Health Insurance Trust as a nonprofit corporation, to provide information on, and oversight of, health insurance plans provided through the Exchange. Establishes in the Treasury the America's Health Insurance Trust Fund. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a fee on accident and health insurance policies and self-insured health plans.

1245211200 2009-06-17 Sat Nov 14 09:09:31 -0600 2009 introduced 58513 'bill':2 'plan':9,14 'choic':7 'insur':13,22 'afford':18 'consum':6,25 'health':8,12,21 'option':23 'provid':16 'public':11 'account':20 'establish':4 74745 false official introduced 58513 'act':4 '2009':6 'care':3 'consum':1 'health':2 74744 false short action 58513 1245211200 Wed Jun 17 00:00:00 -0500 2009 199635 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. R000361 1937-06-18 4929 531 Hart Senate Office Building http://rockefeller.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm 202-224-7665 John 'd':4 'wv':5 'jay':8 'sen':1 'john':2,6,9 'rockefel':3,7,10 M 300084 Rockefeller John_Rockefeller D. Sen. John Rockefeller [D, WV] 1727 Jay N00001685 10244 Democrat 202-224-6472 Presbyterian WV Jay John Rockefeller 1.0 http://rockefeller.senate.gov/ B000944 1952-11-09 7990 713 Hart Senate Office Building http://brown.senate.gov/contact/ 202-228-6321 Sherrod 'd':4 'oh':5 'sen':1 'brown':3,7,9 'sherrod':2,6,8 M 400050 Brown Sherrod_Brown Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH] 5158 N00003535 13693 Democrat 202-224-2315 Lutheran OH Sherrod Brown 3.55072463768116 http://brown.senate.gov/ SherrodBrownOhio S000770 1950-04-29 527 133 Hart Senate Office Building http://stabenow.senate.gov/email.htm 202-228-0325 Debbie Ann 'd':5 'mi':6 'ann':3,8,11 'sen':1 'debbi':2,7,10 'stabenow':4,9,12 F 300093 Stabenow Debbie_Stabenow Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI] 29 N00004118 14810 Democrat 202-224-4822 United Methodist MI Debbie Ann Stabenow 2.65079365079365 http://stabenow.senate.gov/ SenatorStabenow action 58513 1245211200 Wed Jun 17 00:00:00 -0500 2009 199635 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. action 58513 1245211200 Wed Jun 17 00:00:00 -0500 2009 199634 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6722-6723) action 58513 1245211200 Wed Jun 17 00:00:00 -0500 2009 199633 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. introduced 58513 1245211200 Wed Jun 17 00:00:00 -0500 2009 199632