Protecting Taxpayer Dollars and Identity under Obamacare Act

Bill: 113-hr-2087
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6]
Introduced: 2013-05-22
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations

Comprehensive health care

Consumer affairs

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Health programs administration and funding
Latest action: action_date: 2013-05-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-05-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Protecting Taxpayer Dollars and Identity under Obamacare Act - Prohibits the use of authorized or appropriated federal funds for the establishment or operation of: (1) a navigator program under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA); or (2) a non-navigator program that provides any of the types of assistance provided under a navigator program, regardless of whether the non-navigator program is established in connection with a state or federally operated exchange. </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2087 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 22, 2013 Mrs. Black introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To prohibit Federal funds for the establishment or operation of patient navigator programs under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Taxpayer Dollars and Identity under Obamacare Act . 2. Prohibition of Federal funds for the establishment or operation of patient navigator programs None of the funds authorized or appropriated by Federal law may be used for the establishment or operation of a navigator program under section 1311(i) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18031(i) ) or for the establishment or operation of any non-navigator program that provides any of the types of assistance described in paragraph (3) of such section, regardless of whether such a program is established in connection with a State or Federally operated Exchange.