American Health Security Act of 2011
Latest action · May 9, 2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 9, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
American Health Security Act of 2011 - Establishes the State-Based American Health Security Program to provide every U.S. resident who is a U.S. citizen, national, or lawful resident alien with health care services. Requires each participating state to establish a state health security program.
Eliminates benefits under: (1) titles XVIII (Medicare), XIX (Medicaid), and XXI (Children's Health Insurance) (CHIP, formerly known as SCHIP) of the Social Security Act; (2) the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program; and (3) TRICARE.
Repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) related to health insurance coverage, including provisions concerning state health insurance exchanges.
Requires each state health security program to prohibit the sale of health insurance in that state that duplicates benefits provided under the program.
Establishes the American Health Security Standards Board to: (1) develop policies, procedures, guidelines and requirements to carry out this Act; (2) establish uniform reporting requirements and quality performance standards; (3) provide for an American Health Security Advisory Council; and (4) establish a national health security budget specifying the total federal and state expenditures to be made for covered health care services.
Establishes the American Health Security Quality Council to: (1) review and evaluate practice guidelines, standards of quality, performance measures, and medical review criteria; and (2) develop minimum competence criteria. Creates the Center for American Health Security Innovation to accelerate the implementation of new models of care that would improve patient care, improve population health, and lower costs.
Establishes the Office of Primary Care and Prevention Research within the Office of the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Creates the American Health Security Trust Fund and appropriates to it specified tax liabilities and current health program receipts, including premium assistance credits under PPACA.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 9, 2011Introduced in Senate
- May 9, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1200 | American Health Security Act of 2011 | Related bill | May 18, 2011 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Advisory bodies
- Child health
- Comprehensive health care
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Education programs funding
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Employment taxes
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Financial services and investments
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government trust funds
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health care quality
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health information and medical records
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Income tax credits
- Income tax rates
- Intergovernmental relations
- Medicaid
- Medical education
- Medical research
- Medicare
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Performance measurement
- Research administration and funding
- Sales and excise taxes
- Securities
- State and local finance
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 9, 2011Introduced in Senate
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