Primary Care Patient Protection Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2793
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]
Introduced: 2019-11-06
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Income tax deductions

Income tax deferral
Latest action: action_date: 2019-11-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-11-06
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Primary Care Patient Protection Act of 201</b><b>9</b></p> <p> This bill modifies the requirements for the high deductible health plans that are required for tax-preferred health savings accounts. The bill requires the plans to offer coverage with no deductible for primary care services provided during the first two visits during a year to an individual's designated primary care provider. The primary care provider must be a general practitioner, family physician, general internist, obstetrician, gynecologist, pediatrician, geriatric physician, or advanced practice registered nurse acting in accordance with state laws. </p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2793 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 6, 2019 Mr. King 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 require coverage without a deductible of certain primary care services by high deductible health plans.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Primary Care Patient Protection Act of 2019 . 2. Requirement of coverage without deductible of certain primary care services by high deductible health plans (a) In general Section 223(c)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking if substantially all of its coverage is coverage described in paragraph (1)(B). and inserting the following: if— (i) substantially all of its coverage is coverage described in paragraph (1)(B), or (ii) such plan has a deductible for primary care services provided by a qualified provider as part of a qualified visit. . (b) Qualified primary care services defined Section 223(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (6) Primary care services The term primary care services has the meaning given such term by section 1833(x)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act, without regard to clauses (ii) and (iii) of such section. (7) Qualified provider The term qualified provider means a general practitioner, family physician, general internist, obstetrician, gynecologist, pediatrician, geriatric physician, or advanced practice registered nurse acting in accordance with State laws. (8) Qualified visit The term qualified visit means, with respect to an individual for a plan year, either of the first 2 visits by the individual during the year with a qualified provider who is designated by such individual as the primary care provider for such individual. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to plan years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.