Stop Junk Health Plans Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6479
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2018-07-24
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access
Latest action: action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-07-24
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Stop Junk Health Plans Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill includes short-term, limited-duration insurance in the definition of individual health insurance coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, thereby subjecting such insurance to the same requirements (e.g., coverage of preexisting conditions).</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6479 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 24, 2018 Mr. Ruiz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to include short-term limited duration plans in the definition of individual health insurance coverage.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Junk Health Plans Act of 2018 . 2. Preventing junk plans and continuing protections for consumers with preexisting conditions (a) Including short-Term limited duration insurance as individual health insurance coverage Section 2791(b)(5) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–91(b)(5) ) is amended by striking but does not include short-term limited duration insurance and inserting including short-term limited duration insurance . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2018.