Premium Disclosure Act

Bill: 113-s-1849
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN]
Introduced: 2013-12-18
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Comprehensive health care

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Latest action: action_date: 2013-12-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-12-18
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Premium Disclosure Act - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, with respect to state health care exchanges, to revise open enrollment period requirements so that such periods commence on October 15 and end on December 7 of each calendar year after the initial open enrollment period. Prohibits modification of such dates by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).</p> <p>Requires the Secretary to carry out activities to broadly disseminate information to qualified individuals (and those who may become qualified individuals) concerning open enrollment periods, monthly premiums, and cost-sharing requirements under qualified health plans, ensuring that such information is first made available at least 30 days prior to the initial open enrollment period.

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1849 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 18, 2013 Mr. Alexander (for himself, Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Enzi , Mr. Inhofe , and Mr. Isakson ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for a fixed annual open enrollment period.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Premium Disclosure Act . 2. Annual open enrollment periods under the ACA Section 1311(c)(6) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18031(c)(6) ) is amended— (1) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: (B) annual open enrollment periods that commence on October 15 and end on December 7 of each calendar year after the initial open enrollment period, and such dates shall not be subject to modification by any action of the Secretary; ; and (2) by adding at the end the following flush sentence: The Secretary shall carry out activities that are designed to broadly disseminate information to qualified individuals (and individuals who may become qualified individuals) concerning open enrollment periods, monthly beneficiary premiums, and beneficiary cost-sharing requirements under qualified health plans under this part. Such activities shall ensure that such information is first made available to individuals at least 30 days prior to the initial open enrollment period. .