Keep Your Health Plan Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-3350
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]
Introduced: 2013-10-28
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Comprehensive health care

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access
Latest action: action_date: 2013-12-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-10-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Keep Your Health Plan Act of 2013 - Permits a health insurance issuer that has in effect health insurance coverage in the individual market as of January 1, 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: 2013-11-15
action_desc: Passed House without amendment
text: <p><b>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</b></p> <p>Keep Your Health Plan Act of 2013 - Permits a health insurance issuer that has in effect health insurance coverage in the individual market as of January 1, 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>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3350 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 28, 2013 Mr. Upton (for himself, Mr. Hall , Mr. Burgess , Mr. Olson , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Harper , Mr. Rogers of Michigan , Mr. Cassidy , Mrs. McMorris Rodgers , Mr. Griffith of Virginia , Mr. Gardner , Mr. Walden , Mrs. Ellmers , Mr. Whitfield , Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania , Mr. Long , Mr. Bilirakis , Mr. Lance , Mr. Scalise , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Mr. Pitts , Mr. Guthrie , Mr. Barton , Mr. Gingrey of Georgia , Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois , Mr. Pompeo , Mr. Latta , Mr. Terry , Mr. McKinley , and Mr. Shimkus ) 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 individual 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 Keep Your Health Plan Act of 2013 . 2. If you like your health care 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 individual market as of January 1, 2013, may continue after such date to offer such coverage for sale during 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: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3350 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual 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 Keep Your Health Plan Act of 2013 . 2. If you like your health care 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 individual market as of January 1, 2013, may continue after such date to offer such coverage for sale during 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.

Passed the House of Representatives November 15, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3350 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 18, 2013 Received December 20, 2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions AN ACT To authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual 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 Keep Your Health Plan Act of 2013 . 2. If you like your health care 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 individual market as of January 1, 2013, may continue after such date to offer such coverage for sale during 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.

Passed the House of Representatives November 15, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk