Protection from ObamaCare Monopolies Act

Bill: 114-s-3296
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2016-09-07
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Sales and excise taxes
Latest action: action_date: 2016-09-08
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 618.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-09-07
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Protection from ObamaCare Monopolies Act </b></p> <p>This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the requirement to maintain minimum essential health coverage any individual residing in a county with fewer than two health insurance issuers offering qualified health plans on an exchange. </p>

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 618 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3296 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 7, 2016 Mr. McCain (for himself, Mr. Cotton , Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Sasse , Mr. Flake , Mr. Johnson , Mr. Isakson , Mr. Wicker , Mr. Gardner , Mr. Tillis , and Mr. Perdue ) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time September 8, 2016 Read the second time and placed on the calendar A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exemption to the individual mandate to maintain health coverage for individuals residing in counties with fewer than 2 health insurance issuers offering plans on an Exchange.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protection from ObamaCare Monopolies Act . 2. Modifications to exemption from requirement to maintain health coverage (a) Exemption for individuals in areas with fewer than 2 issuers offering plans on an Exchange Section 5000A(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (6) Individuals in areas with fewer than 2 issuers offering plans on an Exchange (A) In general Any applicable individual for any period during a calendar year if there are fewer than 2 health insurance issuers offering qualified health plans on an Exchange for such period in the county in which the applicable individual resides. (B) Aggregation rules For purposes of subparagraph (A), all health insurance issuers treated as a single employer under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52, or subsection (m) or (o) of section 414, shall be treated as a single health insurance issuer. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to months beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

September 8, 2016 Read the second time and placed on the calendar