States' Right To Innovate in Health Care Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-3507
Sponsor: Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6]
Introduced: 2007-09-07 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Access to health care
Comprehensive health care
Department of Health and Human Services
Economics and Public Finance
Executive reorganization
Federal aid to health facilities
Government Operations and Politics
Health insurance
Health planning
Health services administration
Interstate compacts

Summary:
action_date: 2007-09-07
text: 
States' Right To Innovate in Health Care Act of 2007 - Amends the Social Security Act to add a new title XXII (State Comprehensive Health Care and Cost Containment Demonstration Projects).
 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a state-based Universal Health Care Coverage Commission to participate in the review of state applications for planning and demonstration grants for the development of a cost-effective delivery system of universal, comprehensive health care with simplified administration.
 
Authorizes such grants.
 
Requires a state plan to provide: (1) coverage of all eligible state residents, without regard to employment status, income, health status or preexisting condition, or location of residency within the state; and (2) health benefits that are at least actuarially equivalent to the standard Blue Cross/Blue Shield preferred provider option service benefit plan under the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program.
 
Allows one or more contiguous states in a geographic region to file a joint application for such grants.
 
Authorizes Interstate Compacts of states to conduct joint health care programs under a grant.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-10-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2007-09-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-09-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-09-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
action_date: 2007-09-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
action_date: 2007-09-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
action_date: 2007-09-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
action_date: 2007-09-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
action_date: 2007-09-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-09-07
text: Introduced in House