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Introduced
03/05/2018
03/05/2018
In Committee
03/13/2018
03/13/2018
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
Undo Sabotage and Expand Affordability of Health Insurance Act of 2018
AI Summary
This bill, the Undo Sabotage and Expand Affordability of Health Insurance Act of 2018, aims to improve the affordability and accessibility of health insurance coverage. The key provisions include:
1) Expanding eligibility for premium subsidies under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to cover individuals with incomes up to 400% of the federal poverty level, instead of capping it at 400%. This would reduce premium costs for consumers.
2) Increasing the percentage of total allowed costs that health plans must cover for eligible individuals, from 70% to 94% for those with incomes between 100-250% of the poverty level, and from 70% to 87% for those with incomes between 250-400% of the poverty level. This would lower out-of-pocket costs for consumers.
3) Expanding the affordability threshold for employer-sponsored health plans, allowing more workers and their families to qualify for premium subsidies on the ACA marketplaces.
4) Prohibiting the administration from implementing rules that would allow the proliferation of "junk" insurance plans that do not provide comprehensive coverage.
5) Requiring standardized benefit designs on the ACA marketplaces to simplify plan comparison and selection for consumers.
6) Restoring funding and outreach efforts for the ACA's Navigator program to help consumers enroll in coverage.
7) Establishing a national reinsurance program to help stabilize the individual insurance market and prevent premium increases.
The bill aims to undo administrative actions that have undermined the ACA and expand access to affordable, comprehensive health insurance coverage.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (77)
Frank Pallone (D)*,
Pete Aguilar (D),
Ami Bera (D),
Brendan Boyle (D),
Julia Brownley (D),
G. Butterfield (D),
Salud Carbajal (D),
Tony Cárdenas (D),
André Carson (D),
Kathy Castor (D),
David Cicilline (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Gerry Connolly (D),
Charlie Crist (D),
Joseph Crowley (WFP),
Diana DeGette (D),
Rosa DeLauro (D),
Suzan DelBene (D),
Val Demings (D),
Mark DeSaulnier (D),
Debbie Dingell (D),
Michael Doyle (D),
Eliot Engel (D),
Anna Eshoo (D),
Gene Green (D),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Colleen Hanabusa (D),
Denny Heck (D),
Brian Higgins (D),
Jim Himes (D),
Bill Keating (D),
Joseph Kennedy (D),
Ro Khanna (D),
Derek Kilmer (D),
Ron Kind (D),
Ann Kuster (D),
Rick Larsen (D),
John Larson (D),
Zoe Lofgren (D),
Ben Ray Luján (D),
Carolyn Maloney (D),
Doris Matsui (D),
Betty McCollum (D),
Donald McEachin (D),
Jerry McNerney (D),
Gwen Moore (D),
Seth Moulton (D),
Jerry Nadler (D),
Richard Neal (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Tom O'Halleran (D),
Bill Pascrell (D),
Donald Payne (D),
Ed Perlmutter (D),
Scott Peters (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
Jared Polis (D),
Jamie Raskin (D),
Kathleen Rice (D),
Raul Ruiz (D),
Bobby Rush (D),
Tim Ryan (D),
Linda Sánchez (D),
John Sarbanes (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Kurt Schrader (D),
Bobby Scott (D),
Terri Sewell (D),
Carol Shea-Porter (D),
Tom Suozzi (D),
Mark Takano (D),
Paul Tonko (D),
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),
Peter Welch (D),
John Yarmuth (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (on 03/13/2018)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5155/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5155/BILLS-115hr5155ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5155/BILLS-115hr5155ih.pdf.pdf |
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