RIP MSP Act

Bill: 115-s-2221
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI]
Introduced: 2017-12-12
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative remedies

Appropriations

Computers and information technology

Congressional oversight

Employee benefits and pensions

Executive agency funding and structure

Government information and archives

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

Public contracts and procurement
Latest action: action_date: 2018-06-18
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 468.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-12-12
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Repeal Insurance Plans of the Multi-State Program Act of 2017 or the RIP MSP Act</strong></p> <p>This bill repeals a provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that allows the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)&nbsp;to enter into contracts with health insurance issuers to offer multi-state plan options.</p> <p>OPM must report about&nbsp;specified&nbsp;efforts in its process&nbsp;to wind down the multi-state program.</p> <p>The bill rescinds specified unobligated funds that were provided to OPM for staffing and administering the multi-state program.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2221 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 12, 2017 Mr. Johnson introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To repeal the multi-State plan program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Repeal Insurance Plans of the Multi-State Program Act of 2017 or the RIP MSP Act . 2. Repeal of multi-State plan program (a) Definitions In this section, the terms multi-State plan issuer and MSP issuer mean a health insurance issuer or group of health insurance issuers that has a contract with the Office of Personnel Management to offer multi-State plan options pursuant to section 1334 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ). (b) Program Repeal Effective October 1, 2018, section 1334 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ) shall have no force or effect. (c) Required reporting Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall provide the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives a briefing concerning the efforts of the Office of Personnel Management (referred to in this section as OPM ) to wind down the multi-State program under section 1334 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Such briefing shall contain such information as may be required, including information regarding— (1) the methods of communication OPM and an MSP issuer will use to notify current enrollees that the multi-State plan will not be offered during the next open season, including a timeline of the planned communications; (2) a description of how the Director of OPM will work with the Secretary of Health and Human Services to ensure that no plans previously offered pursuant to such section 1334 are offered on State or Federal Exchanges; and (3) a timeline detailing how OPM will close down the information technology portal that MSP issuers utilize. (d) Rescission of Unused Funds Of the amounts made available to OPM for the purposes of staffing and administering the program under section 1334 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the unobligated balance is rescinded, effective October 1, 2018. (e) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the Director of the Office of Personnel Management should assign employees of the Office whose duties on the date of enactment relate to carrying out section 1334 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ) to duties relating to processing appeals brought by individuals or employers pursuant to such section 1334; and (2) no additional amounts should be appropriated for salaries and expenses relating to processing such appeals.

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 468 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2221 [Report No. 115–277] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 12, 2017 Mr. Johnson (for himself, Mr. Alexander , Mr. Risch , Mr. McCain , Mr. Paul , and Mr. Daines ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs June 18, 2018 Reported by Mr. Johnson , with an amendment Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic A BILL To repeal the multi-State plan program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Repeal Insurance Plans of the Multi-State Program Act of 2017 or the RIP MSP Act . 2. Repeal of multi-State plan program (a) Definitions In this section, the terms multi-State plan issuer and MSP issuer mean a health insurance issuer or group of health insurance issuers that has a contract with the Office of Personnel Management to offer multi-State plan options pursuant to section 1334 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ). (b) Program Repeal Effective October 1, 2018, section 1334 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ) shall have no force or effect. (c) Required reporting Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall provide the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives a briefing concerning the efforts of the Office of Personnel Management (referred to in this section as OPM ) to wind down the multi-State program under section 1334 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Such briefing shall contain such information as may be required, including information regarding— (1) the methods of communication OPM and an MSP issuer will use to notify current enrollees that the multi-State plan will not be offered during the next open season, including a timeline of the planned communications; (2) a description of how the Director of OPM will work with the Secretary of Health and Human Services to ensure that no plans previously offered pursuant to such section 1334 are offered on State or Federal Exchanges; and (3) a timeline detailing how OPM will close down the information technology portal that MSP issuers utilize. (d) Rescission of Unused Funds Of the amounts made available to OPM for the purposes of staffing and administering the program under section 1334 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the unobligated balance is rescinded, effective October 1, 2018. (e) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the Director of the Office of Personnel Management should assign employees of the Office whose duties on the date of enactment relate to carrying out section 1334 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ) to duties relating to processing appeals brought by individuals or employers pursuant to such section 1334; and (2) no additional amounts should be appropriated for salaries and expenses relating to processing such appeals.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Repeal Insurance Plans of the Multi-State Program Act or the RIP MSP Act . 2. Repeal of multi-State plan program (a) Definitions In this section, the terms multi-State plan issuer and MSP issuer mean a health insurance issuer or group of health insurance issuers that has a contract with the Office of Personnel Management to offer multi-State plan options pursuant to section 1334 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ). (b) Program Repeal Effective January 1, 2019, section 1334 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ) shall have no force or effect. (c) Required reporting Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall provide the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives a briefing concerning the efforts of the Office of Personnel Management (referred to in this section as OPM ) to wind down the multi-State program under section 1334 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Such briefing shall contain such information as may be required, including information regarding— (1) the methods of communication OPM and an MSP issuer will use to notify current enrollees that the multi-State plan will not be offered during the next open season, including a timeline of the planned communications; (2) a description of how the Director of OPM will work with the Secretary of Health and Human Services to ensure that no plans previously offered pursuant to such section 1334 are offered on State or Federal Exchanges; and (3) a timeline detailing how OPM will close down the information technology portal that MSP issuers utilize.

June 18, 2018 Reported with an amendment