No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act of 2009
Latest action · Mar 30, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, 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.
- IntroducedFeb 13, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act of 2009 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), the Internal Revenue Code, and the Public Health Service Act to prohibit a group health plan from imposing any preexisting conditions exclusion.
Requires each health insurance issuer that offers health insurance coverage in the group market in a state to: (1) accept every employer in the state that applies for such coverage; (2) accept enrollment for every eligible individual who applies during the enrollment period; (3) charge the same premium price for the same coverage; and (4) openly disclose such premium price.
Eliminates provisions allowing nonfederal governmental plans to opt out of certain group health plan requirements.
Prohibits health insurance issuers that offer coverage in the individual market to individuals residing in an area from: (1) declining to offer such coverage to, or denying enrollment of, eligible individuals in the area who desire to enroll; or (2) imposing any preexisting conditions exclusion. Defines "eligible individual" to mean: (1) a U.S. citizen or national; (2) an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence; or (3) an alien who is otherwise lawfully residing in the United States. Requires such issuers to: (1) charge the same premium price for the same coverage, including coverage offered in the group market; and (2) openly disclose such premium price.
Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish rules to deter individuals from: (1) enrolling in individual health insurance coverage only after they develop an illness or injury; or (2) disenrolling for periods in which they are unlikely to require such coverage.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 12, 2009 to Apr 30, 2009.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Mar 12, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Mar 12, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Mar 19, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Mar 19, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Apr 30, 2009 | |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Apr 30, 2009 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 30, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
- Feb 23, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 13, 2009Introduced in House
- Feb 13, 2009Referred to House Education and Labor
- Feb 13, 2009Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Consumer affairs
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 13, 2009Introduced in House
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