Access to Better Care Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5652
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6]
Introduced: 2016-07-07
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital

Health care costs and insurance

Income tax deductions
Latest action: action_date: 2016-07-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-07-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Access to Better Care Act of 2016 </b></p> <p>This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a health plan with no deductible for medical management of a chronic disease to be treated as a high deductible health plan for purposes of health savings account eligibility requirements. </p> <p>A chronic condition or disease must be expected to last for more than one year, limit what a person can do, and require ongoing medical monitoring. Medical management of a chronic disease is medical care which has the primary purpose of managing the condition or disease by preventing the onset, further deterioration, or complications associated with it. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5652 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 7, 2016 Mrs. Black (for herself and Mr. Blumenauer ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for coverage by high deductible health plans of medical management of a chronic disease without deductible.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Access to Better Care Act of 2016 . 2. Provision for coverage by high deductible health plans of medical management of a chronic disease without deductible (a) In general Section 223(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (E) Safe harbor for absence of medical management of a chronic disease deductible (i) In general A plan shall not fail to be treated as a high deductible health plan by reason of failing to have a deductible for medical management of a chronic disease. (ii) Definition of medical management of a chronic disease (I) In general For purposes of this subparagraph, the term medical management of a chronic disease means, except as otherwise provided by the Secretary, medical care described in section 213(d)(1)(A) which has the primary purpose of managing a chronic condition or disease by preventing the onset of, further deterioration from, or complications associated with such chronic condition or disease. (II) Chronic condition or disease The term chronic condition or disease means a condition or disease that is expected to last for more than one year, limits what a person can do, and requires ongoing medical monitoring. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to plan years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.