To require certain certifications before funds may be awarded for the operation of a Navigator program under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-2980
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]
Introduced: 2013-08-02
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Comprehensive health care

Consumer affairs

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Health information and medical records

Health programs administration and funding

Insurance industry and regulation

Public contracts and procurement
Latest action: action_date: 2013-08-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-08-02
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p> Prohibits the award by states of American Health Benefit Exchange grant funds under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to an entity for the operation of a Navigator program (to raise awareness of the availability of qualified health plans) or for facilitation or advocacy for enrollment in a qualified health plan, until the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) certifies to Congress that the entity has certified that it will not use such funds to: (1) provide advice concerning benefits, terms, and features of a particular qualified health plan or offer advice about which such plan is better or worse or suitable for a particular individual or employer; (2) recommend or endorse a particular qualified health plan or advise consumers about which plan to choose; (3) accept any compensation or consideration dependent, in whole or in part, on whether an individual enrolls in or purchases such a plan; or (4) violate any applicable insurance law or regulation of the applicable state or any subpoena or order of the state's insurance commissioner.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2980 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 2, 2013 Mrs. McMorris Rodgers introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require certain certifications before funds may be awarded for the operation of a Navigator program under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes.

1. Requiring certain certifications before funds may be awarded for the operation of a Navigator program under ACA No funds may be awarded under section 1311 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18031 ) to an entity for the operation of a Navigator program under subsection (i) of such section or for facilitation or advocacy for enrollment under subparagraph (B) or (E) of subsection (d)(6) of such section, until the Secretary of Health and Human Services certifies to the Congress that such entity has certified the following with respect to the use of such funds: (1) The entity will not provide advice concerning benefits, terms, and features of a particular qualified health plan or offer advice about which such plan is better or worse or suitable for a particular individual or employer. (2) The entity will not recommend or endorse a particular qualified health plan or advise consumers about which such plan to choose. (3) The entity will not accept any compensation or consideration that is dependent, in whole or in part, on whether an individual enrolls in or purchases such a plan. (4) The entity will not violate any applicable insurance law or regulation of the applicable State or any subpoena or order of the Commissioner of Insurance of that State.