Union Tax Fairness Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-1724
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2013-11-19
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Comprehensive health care

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Insurance industry and regulation
Latest action: action_date: 2013-11-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-11-19
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Union Tax Fairness Act of 2013 - Requires that the payments to an applicable reinsurance entity for any plan year beginning in the three-year period beginning January 1, 2014, required under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act be applied equally to all health insurance issuers and third party administrators (on behalf of group health plans). Prohibits such payments from being waived on behalf of any such issuer, administrator, or group health plan.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1724 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 19, 2013 Mr. Thune (for himself, Mr. Alexander , Mr. Hatch , Mr. Inhofe , Mr. Vitter , Mr. Enzi , Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin , Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Scott , Mr. Chambliss , Mr. Coburn , Mr. Boozman , and Mr. Roberts ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To provide that the reinsurance fee for the transitional reinsurance program under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act be applied equally to all health insurance issuers and group health plans.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Union Tax Fairness Act of 2013 . 2. Application of reinsurance fee Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the payments required to be made by health insurance issuers and third party administrators (on behalf of group health plans) under section 1341(b)(1)(A) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18061(b)(1)(A) ) shall be applied equally to all such issuers and administrators and may not be waived on behalf of any such issuer, administrator or group health plan.