ReLIEF Act

Bill: 113-s-1915
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2014-01-13
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Comprehensive health care

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Income tax credits
Latest action: action_date: 2014-01-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-01-13
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Removing Limitations on Insurance Effectiveness and Flexibility Act of 2013 or the ReLIEF Act - Allows catastrophic health plans described in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to be considered as providing essential health benefits by removing certain enrollment eligibility restrictions (concerning age and certification of exemption from the Internal Revenue Code requirement to maintain minimum essential coverage).</p> <p>Deems coverage under such a plan to meet the Internal Revenue Code requirement that an individual maintain minimum essential coverage.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 1915 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 13, 2014 Mr. Flake (for himself and Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To permit health insurance issuers to offer additional plan options to individuals.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Removing Limitations on Insurance Effectiveness and Flexibility Act of 2013 or the ReLIEF Act . 2. Authority to offer additional plan options (a) Catastrophic plans Notwithstanding title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ), a catastrophic plan as described in section 1302(e) of such Act shall be deemed to be a qualified health plan (including for purposes of receiving tax credits under section 36B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and cost-sharing assistance under section 1402 of this Act), except that for purposes of enrollment in such plans, the provisions of paragraph (2) of such section 1302(e) shall not apply. (b) Individual mandate Coverage under a catastrophic plan under subsection (a) shall be deemed to be minimum essential coverage for purposes of section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.