Primary Care Enhancement Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-1358
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2017-06-14
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance

Income tax deductions
Latest action: action_date: 2017-06-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-06-14
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Primary Care Enhancement Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) permit an individual to pay primary care service arrangement costs from a health savings account; and (2) allow an eligible taxpayer enrolled in a high-deductible health plan to take a tax deduction for cash paid into a health savings account, even if the taxpayer is simultaneously enrolled in a primary care service arrangement.</p> <p>Under a &quot;primary care service arrangement,&quot; an individual is provided coverage restricted to primary care services in exchange for a fixed periodic fee or payment for such services. </p> <p>For the purposes of certain tax-deductible expenses for medical care, the bill expands the definition of &quot;medical care&quot; to include periodic provider fees paid for a defined set of medical services provided on an as-needed basis. </p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1358 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 14, 2017 Mr. Cassidy (for himself and Ms. Cantwell ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of certain direct primary care service arrangements and periodic provider fees.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Primary Care Enhancement Act of 2017 . 2. Treatment of direct primary care service arrangements (a) In general Section 223(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (6) Treatment of direct primary care service arrangements An arrangement under which an individual is provided coverage restricted to primary care services in exchange for a fixed periodic fee or payment for such services— (A) shall not be treated as a health plan for purposes of paragraph (1)(A)(ii), and (B) shall not be treated as insurance for purposes of subsection (d)(2)(B). . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Certain provider fees to be treated as medical care (a) In general Section 213(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (12) Periodic provider fees The term medical care shall include periodic fees paid for a defined set of primary care medical services provided on an as-needed basis. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.