Employee Health Care Protection Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-3522
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA-6]
Introduced: 2013-11-18
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Comprehensive health care

Employee benefits and pensions

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access
Latest action: action_date: 2014-09-15
text: Received in the Senate.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-11-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Employee Health Care Protection Act of 2013 - Permits a health insurance issuer that has in effect health insurance coverage in the group market on any date during 2013 to continue offering such coverage for sale during 2014 outside of a health care exchange established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Treats such coverage as a grandfathered health plan for purposes of an individual meeting the requirement to maintain minimum essential health coverage.</p>

action_date: 2014-09-08
action_desc: Reported to House without amendment, Part I
text: <p><b>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</b></p> <p>Employee Health Care Protection Act of 2013 - Permits a health insurance issuer that has in effect health insurance coverage in the group market on any date during 2013 to continue offering such coverage for sale during 2014 outside of a health care exchange established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Treats such coverage as a grandfathered health plan for purposes of an individual meeting the requirement to maintain minimum essential health coverage.</p>

action_date: 2014-09-11
action_desc: Passed House amended
text: <p>Employee Health Care Protection Act of 2014 - Permits a health insurance issuer that has in effect health insurance coverage in the group market on any date during 2013 to continue offering such coverage for sale through 2018 outside of a health care exchange established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Treats such coverage as a grandfathered health plan for purposes of an individual meeting the requirement to maintain minimum essential health coverage.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3522 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 18, 2013 Mr. Cassidy introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means , 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 A BILL To authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current group health insurance coverage in satisfaction of the minimum essential health insurance coverage requirement, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Employee Health Care Protection Act of 2013 . 2. If you like your group health insurance plan, you can keep it (a) In general Notwithstanding any provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (including any amendment made by such Act or by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010), a health insurance issuer that has in effect health insurance coverage in the group market on any date during 2013 may continue after such date to offer such coverage for sale during and after 2014 in such market outside of an Exchange established under section 1311 or 1321 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18031 , 18041). (b) Treatment as grandfathered health plan in satisfaction of minimum essential coverage Health insurance coverage described in subsection (a) shall be treated as a grandfathered health plan for purposes of the amendment made by section 1501(b) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

tv_txt: IB 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3522 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current group health insurance coverage in satisfaction of the minimum essential health insurance coverage requirement, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Employee Health Care Protection Act of 2014 . 2. If you like your group health insurance plan, you can keep it (a) In general Notwithstanding any provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (including any amendment made by such Act or by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010), a health insurance issuer that has in effect health insurance coverage in the group market on any date during 2013 may after such date offer such coverage for sale through December 31, 2018, in such market outside of an Exchange established under section 1311 or 1321 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18031 , 18041). A group health plan shall not be treated as not complying with the requirements of such Act (or the amendments made by such Acts) insofar as it provides health benefits through health insurance coverage that is permitted under the previous sentence. (b) Treatment as grandfathered health plan in satisfaction of minimum essential coverage Health insurance coverage described in subsection (a) shall be treated as a grandfathered health plan for purposes of the amendment made by section 1501(b) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. (c) Construction Nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting the authority of States with respect to the regulation of health insurance coverage in the group market.

Passed the House of Representatives September 11, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3522 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 15, 2014 Received AN ACT To authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current group health insurance coverage in satisfaction of the minimum essential health insurance coverage requirement, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Employee Health Care Protection Act of 2014 . 2. If you like your group health insurance plan, you can keep it (a) In general Notwithstanding any provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (including any amendment made by such Act or by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010), a health insurance issuer that has in effect health insurance coverage in the group market on any date during 2013 may after such date offer such coverage for sale through December 31, 2018, in such market outside of an Exchange established under section 1311 or 1321 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18031 , 18041). A group health plan shall not be treated as not complying with the requirements of such Act (or the amendments made by such Acts) insofar as it provides health benefits through health insurance coverage that is permitted under the previous sentence. (b) Treatment as grandfathered health plan in satisfaction of minimum essential coverage Health insurance coverage described in subsection (a) shall be treated as a grandfathered health plan for purposes of the amendment made by section 1501(b) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. (c) Construction Nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting the authority of States with respect to the regulation of health insurance coverage in the group market.

Passed the House of Representatives September 11, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 430 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3522 [Report No. 113–580, Part I] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 18, 2013 Mr. Cassidy introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means , 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 September 8, 2014 Additional sponsors: Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Harper , Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania , Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois , Mr. Westmoreland , Mr. Bilirakis , Mr. Pearce , and Mr. Terry September 8, 2014 Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce September 8, 2014 The Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current group health insurance coverage in satisfaction of the minimum essential health insurance coverage requirement, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Employee Health Care Protection Act of 2013 . 2. If you like your group health insurance plan, you can keep it (a) In general Notwithstanding any provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (including any amendment made by such Act or by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010), a health insurance issuer that has in effect health insurance coverage in the group market on any date during 2013 may continue after such date to offer such coverage for sale during and after 2014 in such market outside of an Exchange established under section 1311 or 1321 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18031 , 18041). (b) Treatment as grandfathered health plan in satisfaction of minimum essential coverage Health insurance coverage described in subsection (a) shall be treated as a grandfathered health plan for purposes of the amendment made by section 1501(b) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

September 8, 2014 Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce September 8, 2014 The Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed