Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act of 2009
Latest action · May 15, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedMay 14, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) develop standards for health insurance issuers in providing information to group health plans, for forms used in connection with group health insurance coverage, for quality assurance, for marketing of group health insurance coverage, and for the accuracy and clarity of coverage for out-of-network providers; (2) undertake activities to promote accountability of health insurance issuers in meeting federal health insurance requirements; (3) provide grants to Departments of Insurance in states to assist in enforcement of federal health insurance requirements governing health insurance issuers operating in such states; (4) undertake activities to promote transparency in costs, market practices, and other factors for health insurance coverage; and (5) establish within HHS an Office of Health Insurance Oversight to promote accountability and transparency in health insurance and provide for assistance to consumers in selecting health care coverage.
Directs the Secretaries of Labor and the Treasury to establish standards and accountability and transparency initiatives for group health plans comparable to the standards established by the HHS Secretary under this Act.
Cosponsors 31
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 14, 2009 to Oct 6, 2009; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | May 18, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | May 20, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | May 21, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Jane Harman | May 21, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | May 21, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | May 21, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | May 21, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | May 21, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Jun 3, 2009 | |
| D-OK | Dan Boren | Jun 10, 2009 | |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Jun 15, 2009 | |
| D-NY | John J. Hall | Jun 17, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Jul 7, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Jul 7, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Jul 16, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Jul 28, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Sep 24, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Oct 6, 2009 |
Committees 4
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 14, 2009 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 15, 2009 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred May 14, 2009 |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred May 14, 2009 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred May 14, 2009 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 15, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 14, 2009Introduced in House
- May 14, 2009Referred to House Energy and Commerce
- May 14, 2009Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- May 14, 2009Referred to House Ways and Means
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H6144 | Allyson Y. Schwartz D-PA | Jun 3, 2009 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 111-344 | CONSUMER CHOICES AND TRANSPARENCY IN THE HEALTH INSURANCE INDUSTRY53 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Jun 24, 2009 |
| Serial No. 111-29 | THE TRI-COMMITTEE DRAFT PROPOSAL FOR HEALTH CARE REFORM226 pages | Education and Workforce Committee | Jun 23, 2009 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1050 | Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act of 2009 | Identical bill | May 14, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to establish Federal standards for health insurance forms, quality, fair marketing, and honesty in out-of-network coverage in the group and individual health insurance markets, to improve transparency and accountability in those markets, and to establish a Federal Office of Health Insurance Oversight to monitor performance in those markets, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Consumer affairs
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of Labor
- Department of the Treasury
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health care quality
- Insurance industry and regulation
- Marketing and advertising
- Prescription drugs
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 14, 2009Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
