US S1976

Bill

US S1976

Increasing Access to Care Act

Introduced
10/17/2017

In Committee
10/17/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

115th Congress

Bill Summary

Increasing Access to Care Act

AI Summary

This bill, the Increasing Access to Care Act, aims to allow all individuals purchasing health insurance in the individual market the option to purchase a lower-premium "copper" plan. The key provisions of the bill are: (1) removing the requirement that catastrophic plans (copper plans) can only be purchased by individuals under 30 or those who qualify for a hardship exemption, allowing all individuals in the individual market to purchase these plans; (2) including enrollees in catastrophic plans in the risk pools for the individual market; and (3) making these changes effective for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2019.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (5)

Tim Scott (R)*, Tom Carper (D), Bill Cassidy (R), Heidi Heitkamp (D), Mark Warner (D),

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (on 10/17/2017)

Official Document

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1976/all-info

(4 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1976/all-info
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1976/BILLS-115s1976is.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1976/BILLS-115s1976is.pdf.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
HR6050	Increasing Access to Care Act	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	Same As
HR6311	Increasing Access to Lower Premium Plans and Expanding Health Savings Accounts Act of 2018	Received in the Senate.	Related
HR6937	Health Savings Modernization Act of 2018	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	Related
HRes1011	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 184) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical devices, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 6311) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to modify the definition of qualified health plan for purposes of the health insurance premium tax credit and to allow individuals purchasing health insurance in the individual market to purchase a lower premium	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Similar To

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