Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a replacement for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act should have certain features.

Bill: 115-hres-1089
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32]
Introduced: 2018-09-27
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2018-09-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-09-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that a replacement for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act should: (1) allow states to receive broad authority to reform their individual health insurance markets, and (2) grant states the authority necessary to create certain market conditions which incentivize insurance companies and allow individuals to use their health savings accounts and insurance plans for more services.<br /></p>

tv_txt: IV 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1089 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 27, 2018 Mr. Sessions (for himself, Mr. Faso , Mr. Cole , Mr. Bacon , Ms. Granger , Mr. Hill , Mr. Amodei , Mr. Byrne , Mr. Gianforte , Mr. Lance , Mr. Mitchell , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Mr. Poe of Texas , Mr. Bishop of Michigan , Ms. Tenney , Mr. Olson , Mr. Buck , Mr. Meadows , and Mr. Cramer ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a replacement for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act should have certain features.

That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that a replacement for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ) should do the following: (1) Allow States to ask for and receive broad authority to reform their individual health insurance markets provided that any such reform— (A) ensures that individuals with preexisting conditions experience— (i) lower premiums; (ii) lower out-of-pocket costs; and (iii) greater accessibility to in-network providers; (B) takes steps towards ensuring that individuals who pay premiums to group health plans and then become too sick to work have access to individual health insurance coverage that is similar to such group health plans in price, quality, and access to care, regardless of any preexisting condition; and (C) has an impact on Federal finances that is budget neutral. (2) Grant States the authority necessary— (A) to create market conditions which provide incentives to insurance companies to provide coverage to individuals with an expensive health condition, including cancer, diabetes, and heart disease; and (B) to allow individuals to use health savings accounts and individual insurance plans for more services.