Easy Enrollment Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5625
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-7]
Introduced: 2018-04-26
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Health programs administration and funding

Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Latest action: action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-04-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Easy Enrollment Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to shift the annual open enrollment period for health care exchanges. Beginning with calendar 2020, the annual open enrollment period must begin on a date set by the Department of Health and Human Services and must end on April 15 of that calendar year. Under current law, for benefit years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, the annual open enrollment period begins on November 1 and ends on December 15 of the calendar year preceding the benefit year. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5625 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 26, 2018 Mr. Bera (for himself, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire , Mr. Schneider , Mr. Delaney , and Mr. Peters ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to align open enrollment periods for Exchange plans with the deadline for filing Federal income tax returns, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Easy Enrollment Act of 2018 . 2. Aligning open enrollment periods for Exchange plans with deadline for filing Federal income tax returns (a) In general Subparagraph (B) of section 1311(c)(6) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18031(c)(6) ) is amended to read as follows: (B) annual open enrollment periods— (i) for calendar years after the initial enrollment period and before 2020, as determined by the Secretary; and (ii) for 2020 and subsequent calendar years, that begin on a date specified by the Secretary and end on April 15 of such calendar year; . (b) Regulations Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall issue regulations to carry out the amendment made by subsection (a).