Bill > S1125

Introduced Session

Adds, among other provisions, requirements to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 for private health insurance plans with respect to preexisting conditions, guaranteed enrollment, and discrimination based on health-related factors.Specifically, the bill prohibits private health insurance plans from (1) limiting or excluding benefits covering preexisting conditions; (2) denying enrollment to employers or individual applicants, subject to specified limits; (3) establishing rules for eligibility based on an individual's health status; or (4) requiring an individual to a pay higher premium than similarly situated individuals enrolled in the plan based the individual's health status.Additionally, the bill prohibits plans from collecting genetic information in connection with issuing health insurance and provides requirements for workplace wellness programs connected to health insurance.

Committee Categories

Thom Tillis (R)*,  Lamar Alexander (R),  John Barrasso (R),  John Boozman (R),  Mike Braun (R),  Richard Burr (R),  Shelley Moore Capito (R),  Bill Cassidy (R),  John Cornyn (R),  Tom Cotton (R),  Kevin Cramer (R),  Steve Daines (R),  Michael Enzi (R),  Joni Ernst (R),  Deb Fischer (R),  Lindsey Graham (R),  Chuck Grassley (R),  Josh Hawley (R),  John Hoeven (R),  Cindy Hyde-Smith (R),  Johnny Isakson (R),  John Neely Kennedy (R),  Martha McSally (R),  David Perdue (R),  Rob Portman (R),  Rick Scott (R),  Dan Sullivan (R),  John Thune (R),  Roger Wicker (R),  Todd Young (R), 

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (on 04/10/2019)

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