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Health Care Choice Act of 2017


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Introduced
01/05/2017
In Committee
01/25/2017
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

115th Congress

Bill Summary

Health Care Choice Act of 2017 This bill repeals the health insurance and health coverage expansion requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and related provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. Provisions of law amended or repealed by those provisions are restored. This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to provide that the laws of a state designated by a health insurer (primary state) apply to individual health insurance coverage offered by that insurer in any state (secondary state) if the coverage, states, and insurer comply with the conditions of this bill. Insurers are exempted from any secondary state's laws that would prohibit or regulate the operation of the insurer in that state. The primary state is given sole jurisdiction to enforce its covered laws in any secondary state. The Government Accountability Office must study the effect of this bill on specified health insurance issues.

AI Summary

This bill repeals the health insurance and health coverage expansion requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and related provisions. It amends the Public Health Service Act to allow health insurers to designate a primary state whose laws will govern their individual health insurance coverage offered in any secondary state, as long as the coverage and insurer comply with certain conditions. The bill exempts insurers from having to comply with secondary state laws that would prohibit or regulate the insurer's operation in that state, with some exceptions. The bill also requires independent external appeals procedures for individual health insurance coverage and gives the primary state sole jurisdiction to enforce its covered laws in any secondary state.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (52)

Marsha Blackburn (R)* Rick Allen (R),  Jodey Arrington (R),  Jim Banks (R),  Andy Barr (R),  Joe Barton (R),  Diane Black (R),  Susan Brooks (R),  Barbara Comstock (R),  John Culberson (R),  Scott DesJarlais (R),  Sean Duffy (R),  Jeff Duncan (R),  John Duncan (R),  Drew Ferguson (R),  Bill Flores (R),  Trent Franks (R),  Paul Gosar (R),  Brett Guthrie (R),  Andy Harris (R),  Jeb Hensarling (R),  Jody Hice (R),  Richard Hudson (R),  Bill Huizenga (R),  Trent Kelly (R),  David Kustoff (R),  Doug LaMalfa (R),  Bob Latta (R),  Barry Loudermilk (R),  Michael McCaul (R),  Tom McClintock (R),  Tim Murphy (R),  Pete Olson (R),  Steven Palazzo (R),  Robert Pittenger (R),  Ted Poe (R),  John Ratcliffe (R),  David Roe (R),  Francis Rooney (R),  Dennis Ross (R),  David Rouzer (R),  David Schweikert (R),  F. James Sensenbrenner (R),  Lamar Smith (R),  Steve Stivers (R),  Ann Wagner (R),  Tim Walberg (R),  Randy Weber (R),  Bruce Westerman (R),  Roger Williams (R),  Joe Wilson (R),  Rob Wittman (R), 

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (on 01/25/2017)

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