Continuing Coverage Act of 2008
Latest action · Sep 24, 2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 24, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Continuing Coverage Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require a health insurance issuer offering health insurance coverage in the individual market to ensure that an independent, third-party review is provided through an appropriate entity where the issuer seeks to discontinue the health insurance coverage of an enrollee. Requires the cost of such a review to be paid by the issuer.
Sets forth notice requirements.
Authorizes the insurance commissioner of the state involved to approve or overturn the determination or require an additional independent review.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Sep 24, 2008 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 24, 2008Introduced in Senate
- Sep 24, 2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that third party review is available whenever health insurance coverage in the individual market is terminated.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Continuing Coverage Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 24, 2008Introduced in Senate
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