Chronic Disease Management Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3563
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2021-05-28
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Health promotion and preventive care

Income tax deductions
Latest action: action_date: 2021-05-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-05-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Chronic Disease Management Act of 2021</b></p> <p> This bill modifies requirements for health savings accounts (HSAs) to permit the high deductible health plans required for an HSA to provide care for chronic conditions with no deductible. The bill covers any preventive care service or item used to treat a chronic condition if (1) such service or item is low-cost, (2) there is medical evidence of the effectiveness of such service or item, and (3) there is a strong likelihood that the use of such service or item will prevent the exacerbation of the chronic condition or the development of a secondary condition that requires significantly higher cost treatment. The bill further provides that an individual who has been prescribed preventive care for any chronic condition may be presumed to have been diagnosed with such condition if such preventive care is customarily prescribed for such condition.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3563 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 28, 2021 Mr. Blumenauer (for himself and Mr. Wenstrup ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit high deductible health plans to provide chronic disease prevention services to plan enrollees prior to satisfying their plan deductible.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Chronic Disease Management Act of 2021 . 2. Chronic disease prevention (a) In general Section 223(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following: (F) Preventive care services and items for chronic conditions For purposes of subparagraph (C)— (i) preventive care shall include any service or item used to treat an individual with a chronic condition if— (I) such service or item is low-cost, (II) in regards to such service or item, there is medical evidence supporting high cost efficiency of preventing exacerbation of the chronic condition or the development of a secondary condition, and (III) there is a strong likelihood, documented by clinical evidence, that with respect to the class of individuals utilizing such service or item, the specific service or use of the item will prevent the exacerbation of the chronic condition or the development of a secondary condition that requires significantly higher cost treatments, and (ii) an individual who has been prescribed preventive care for any chronic condition may be presumed to have been diagnosed with such condition if such preventive care is customarily prescribed for such condition. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to coverage for months beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.