To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, repeal the 7.5 percent threshold on the deduction for medical expenses, provide for increased funding for high-risk pools, allow acquiring health insurance across State lines, and allow for the creation of association health plans.
Latest action · Jun 29, 2010 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.
- IntroducedMay 27, 2010
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective as of their enactment. Restores provisions of law amended by such Acts.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the tax deduction for medical expenses without the gross income percentage limitation.
Amends the Public Health Service Act to: (1) authorize appropriations for FY2011-FY2015 for grants to states for the creation and operation of qualified high risk health insurance pools; and (2) provide that the laws of the state designated by a health insurance issuer (primary state) shall apply to individual health insurance coverage offered by that issuer in the primary state and in any other state (secondary state), but only if the coverage and issuer comply with the conditions of this Act.
Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide for establishment and governance of association health plans (AHPs), which are privately-sponsored group health plans that meet certain ERISA certification requirements.
Establishes the Association Health Plan Fund to be used by the Secretary of Labor to make payments to an insurer to maintain coverage for a plan if there is a reasonable expectation that, without such payments, claims would not be satisfied by reason of termination of coverage.
Allows a state to impose a contribution tax on an association health plan that commences operations in such state after the enactment of this Act.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 27, 2010 to Jul 30, 2010, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | John B. Shadegg | Original | May 27, 2010 |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Jun 23, 2010 | |
| R-CA | Gary G. Miller | Jul 30, 2010 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 29, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
- May 27, 2010Introduced in House
- May 27, 2010Referred to House Administration
- May 27, 2010Referred to House Appropriations
- May 27, 2010Referred to House Education and Labor
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3889 | OPTION Act of 2009 | Related bill | Oct 22, 2009 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Comprehensive health care
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Government trust funds
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health programs administration and funding
- Income tax deductions
- Intergovernmental relations
- State and local government operations
- State and local taxation
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 27, 2010Introduced in House
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