Congress 112 - HR 6585 - To amend subtitle B of title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to extend the temporary high-risk insurance pool program to the territories.

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American Samoa Caribbean area Comprehensive health care District of Columbia Guam Health Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. territories and protectorates Virgin Islands

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Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to extend to U.S. territories a program requiring the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a temporary high risk health insurance pool program to provide health insurance coverage to eligible individuals with a preexisting condition.

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Nov 9, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 6, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 6, 2012

Introduced in House

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