Throw Away Junk Plans Act

Bill: 118-hr-711
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
Introduced: 2023-02-01
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance

Insurance industry and regulation
Latest action: action_date: 2023-02-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-02-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Throw Away Junk Plans Act</b></p> <p>This bill eliminates the exemption of short-term, limited-duration health insurance plans from the federal requirements for individual health insurance coverage beginning on April 1, 2023.</p> <p>Currently, short-term, limited-duration plans may offer coverage for a limited amount of time and are exempt from the market requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (e.g., coverage of individuals with preexisting conditions).</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 711 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 1, 2023 Ms. Castor of Florida 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 eliminate the short-term limited duration insurance exemption with respect to individual health insurance coverage.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Throw Away Junk Plans Act . 2. Eliminating the short-term limited duration insurance exemption with respect to 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 inserting (other than such insurance that is issued, sold, or renewed on or after April 1, 2023) before the period at the end.