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Introduced
03/03/2015
03/03/2015
In Committee
03/03/2015
03/03/2015
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2017
01/03/2017
Introduced Session
114th Congress
Bill Summary
Health Care Choice Act of 2015 Repeals the health insurance and health coverage expansion requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and related requirements of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. Restores provisions of law amended or repealed by those provisions. Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide that the laws of the state designated by a health insurance issuer (primary state) 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 the conditions of this Act. Exempts issuers from any secondary state's laws that would prohibit or regulate the operation of the issuer in that state, subject to certain restrictions imposed by that state. Gives sole jurisdiction to the primary state to enforce the primary state's covered laws in the primary state and any secondary state. Requires the Government Accountability Office to study the effect of this Act on specified health insurance issues.
AI Summary
This bill, the Health Care Choice Act of 2015, proposes to repeal certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, which expanded health insurance requirements. It would amend the Public Health Service Act to allow health insurance issuers to designate a "primary state" whose laws will govern individual health insurance coverage offered in that state and any other "secondary state," provided the coverage and issuer meet specific conditions. This would exempt issuers from many laws of secondary states, though those states could still impose certain requirements like taxes, registration, and compliance with fraud and abuse laws. The primary state would have exclusive authority to enforce its laws for this coverage in both states, and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) would be required to study the impact of these changes on various health insurance issues.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (6)
Ted Cruz (R)*,
John Barrasso (R),
Mike Crapo (R),
Michael Enzi (R),
Marco Rubio (R),
David Vitter (R),
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (on 03/03/2015)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/647/all-info | 03/05/2015 |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s647/BILLS-114s647is.pdf | 07/06/2016 |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s647/BILLS-114s647is.pdf.pdf | 07/06/2016 |
| BillText | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-114s647is/pdf/BILLS-114s647is.pdf | 03/18/2015 |
| Bill | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-114s647is/pdf/BILLS-114s647is.pdf.pdf | 03/18/2015 |
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