Health Care Choice Act of 2011
Latest action · Feb 1, 2011 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.
- IntroducedJan 19, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Health Care Choice Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to 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.
Exempts issuers from any secondary state's laws that would prohibit or regulate the operation of the issuer in such state, subject to certain restrictions imposed by such state.
Specifies the notice that an issuer must provide in any insurance coverage offered in a secondary state and at renewal of the policy.
Requires each issuer issuing individual health insurance coverage in both primary and secondary states to submit to the insurance commissioners of such states: (1) a copy of the plan of operation or feasibility study; (2) written notice of any change in its designation of its primary state and of its compliance with all the laws of the primary state; and (3) a quarterly financial statement.
Prohibits an issuer from offering, selling, or issuing individual health insurance coverage in a secondary state if the state insurance commissioner does not use a risk-based capital formula for the determination of capital and surplus requirements for all issuers.
Gives sole jurisdiction to the primary state to enforce the primary state's covered laws in the primary state and any secondary state.
Requires the Comptroller General to study the effect of this Act on specified health insurance issues.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 19, 2011 to Mar 3, 2011, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Daniel E. Lungren | Original | Jan 19, 2011 |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Original | Jan 19, 2011 |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | Original | Jan 19, 2011 |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Original | Jan 19, 2011 |
| R-NJ | Scott Garrett | Original | Jan 19, 2011 |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Original | Jan 19, 2011 |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Mar 3, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 1, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 19, 2011Introduced in House
- Jan 19, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 371 | Health Care Choice Act of 2011 | Related bill | Feb 25, 2011 |
| HR 3682 | Patient Centered Healthcare Savings Act of 2011 | Related bill | Mar 29, 2012 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 19, 2011Introduced in House
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