Health Coverage Choice Act

Bill: 116-hr-4811
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2019-10-23
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access
Latest action: action_date: 2019-10-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-10-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Health Coverage Choice Act</b></p> <p>This bill provides statutory authority for the Department of Treasury, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services rule dated August 3, 2018, regarding short-term, limited-duration health insurance plans. That rule increases the maximum authorized duration of such plans from less than 3 months (including renewals) to an initial maximum duration of less than 12 months (with a total duration of up to 36 months, including renewals). </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4811 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 23, 2019 Mr. Biggs 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 provide for a definition of short-term limited duration insurance, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Health Coverage Choice Act . 2. Definition of short-term limited duration insurance Section 2791(b) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–91(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (6) Short-term limited duration insurance The term short-term limited duration insurance means health insurance coverage provided under a contract with a health insurance issuer that— (A) has an expiration date specified in the contract that is less than 12 months after the original effective date of the contract; and (B) has a duration of not more than 3 years (taking into account renewals or extensions) after the original effective date of the contract. .