ReLIEF Act

Bill: 114-s-531
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2015-02-23
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Comprehensive health care

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Income tax credits
Latest action: action_date: 2015-02-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-02-23
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Removing Limitations on Insurance Effectiveness and Flexibility Act of 2015 or the ReLIEF Act</b></p> This bill deems catastrophic health plans described in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to be qualified health plans that are eligible for premium assistance and fulfill an individual's requirement to maintain minimum essential coverage. Limitations on eligibility for enrollment in catastrophic plans are eliminated.

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 531 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 23, 2015 Mr. Flake (for himself and Ms. Ayotte ) 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 2015 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.