U.S. Congress - H.R.105 Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2011
H.R.105 - Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2011
To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and related health-care provisions and to enact in its place incentives to encourage health insurance coverage, and for other purposes. view all titles (4)
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- Short: Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2011 as introduced.
- Short: Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 as introduced.
- Short: Empowering Patients First Act as introduced.
- Official: To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and related health-care provisions and to enact in its place incentives to encourage health insurance coverage, and for other purposes. as introduced.
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Official Summary
1/5/2011--Introduced.Empowering Patients First Act - Repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education and Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective as of their enactment. Restores or revives provisions amended or repealed byOfficial Summary
1/5/2011--Introduced.Empowering Patients First Act - Repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education and Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective as of their enactment. Restores or revives provisions amended or repealed by such Act or such health care provisions. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for qualified health insurance costs to residents of a state that implements a high-risk pool, a reinsurance pool, or other risk-adjustment mechanism. Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment and governance of individual membership associations (IMAs) to make available health benefits coverage to IMA members and their dependents. Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2011 - 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. 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. Amends title XXI (Children's Health Insurance) (CHIP, formerly known as SCHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to:(1) require a state CHIP plan to specify how it will achieve coverage for 90% of targeted low-income children; and
(2) prohibit CHIP payments for children with family income above 300% of the applicable poverty line. Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 - 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. 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. Requires a health insurance issuer to provide claims information, on request, to a plan, plan sponsor, or plan administrator. Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from using comparative effectiveness research to deny coverage of an item or service under a federal health care program. Authorizes a state to establish a Health Plan and Provider Portal website to standardize information on health insurance plans available in the state. Revises the formula for determining rates in the fee schedule for Medicare physician payments. Sets forth provisions regarding students loans and loan repayment for health care professionals. Establishes discretionary spending limits for FY2011-FY2020 for new budget authority in the nondefense category. Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to reinstate budget provisions related to deficit reductions during a recession. Rescinds unobligated balances of certain discretionary appropriations made available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Repeals other provisions of such Act, including provisions providing fiscal assistance to states and setting limits on executive compensation.
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H.R. 105 Empowering Patients First Act. - introduced by Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN). - currently in house subcommittee on Health. ————————————————————. H.R. 416 Health Insurance Rate Review Act ...
Current Health Insurance Bills in U.S. Congress « Medical Access ...
H.R. 105 Empowering Patients First Act. - introduced by Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN). - currently in house subcommittee on Health. ————————————————————. H.R. 416 Health Insurance Rate Review Act ...
Current Health Insurance Bills in U.S. Congress « Medical Access ...
H.R. 105 Empowering Patients First Act. - introduced by Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN). - currently in house subcommittee on Health. ————————————————————. H.R. 416 Health Insurance Rate Review Act ...
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H.R.105 Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2011
SamRose
March 23, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 50th Congressional district of California. I oppose H.R.105 - Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2011, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
I do not trust any legislation introduced by Republicans, as it might have been handed to them by ALEC.
ALEC should not be considered a non-profit because they are influencing directly and indirectly legislation in the Sen... -
H.R.105 Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2011
A2J
August 28, 2011
I am writing as your constituent in the 25th Congressional district of New York. I oppose H.R.105 - Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2011, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sincerely,
Gayle Davis
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