Empowering Patients First Act of 2013
Latest action · Jul 15, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
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.
- IntroducedJun 6, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Empowering Patients First Act of 2013 - Repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education and Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective as of their enactment. Restores or revives provisions amended or repealed by such Act or such health care provisions.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable tax credit for the cost of qualified health insurance costs for low-income taxpayers and a tax deduction for such costs for other taxpayers.
Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment and governance of individual and small employer membership associations (IMAs) to make health benefits coverage available to IMA members and their dependents.
Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2013 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide for establishment and governance of association health plans, which are group health plans whose sponsors are trade, industry, professional, chamber of commerce, or similar business associations and which meet certain ERISA certification requirements.
Directs 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 conditions of this Act.
Amends title XXI (Children's Health Insurance) (CHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) require a state CHIP plan to specify how it will achieve coverage for 90% of targeted low-income children; and (2) prohibit CHIP payments for children with family income above 300% of the applicable poverty line.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to issue best practice guidelines for the treatment of medical conditions. Sets forth how such guidelines may be used in a health care lawsuit.
Permits a group health plan to vary premiums and cost-sharing by up to 50% of the benefits based on participation (or lack of participation) in a wellness program.
Requires a health insurance issuer to provide claims information, on request, to a plan, plan sponsor, or plan administrator.
Prohibits the Secretary from using comparative effectiveness research or patient-centered outcomes research to deny coverage of an item or service under a federal health care program.
Authorizes a state to establish a Health Plan and Provider Portal website to standardize information on health insurance plans available in the state.
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of SSA to permit Medicare beneficiaries to contract with a physician or practitioner for health care items or services. Prohibits states from imposing limits on the amount of charges for health care services furnished by an eligible professional.
Sets forth provisions regarding students loans and loan repayment for health care professionals.
Exempts health care professionals from federal and state antitrust laws in connection with negotiations with a health plan regarding contract terms under which the professionals provide health care items or services for which plan benefits are provided.
Establishes discretionary spending limits for FY2022-FY2023 for new budget authority in the nondefense category and revises sequestration discretionary spending limits for FY2014-FY2021.
Cosponsors 58
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 11, 2013 to Feb 4, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Jun 11, 2013 | |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | Jun 11, 2013 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Jun 11, 2013 | |
| R-OH | Brad R. Wenstrup | Jun 12, 2013 | |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Jun 12, 2013 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Jun 12, 2013 | |
| R-MN | Michele Bachmann | Jun 12, 2013 | |
| R-SC | Mick Mulvaney | Jun 12, 2013 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Jun 12, 2013 | |
| R-NC | Robert Pittenger | Jun 12, 2013 | |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Jun 12, 2013 | |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Jun 14, 2013 | |
| R-MI | Dan Benishek | Jun 14, 2013 | |
| R-WI | Reid J. Ribble | Jun 14, 2013 | |
| R-AZ | Matt Salmon | Jun 17, 2013 | |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | Jun 17, 2013 | |
| R-NV | Joseph J. Heck | Jun 19, 2013 | |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Jun 20, 2013 | |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | Jun 20, 2013 | |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | Jun 20, 2013 | |
| R-KS | Tim Huelskamp | Jun 20, 2013 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Jun 20, 2013 | |
| R-FL | Steve Southerland II | Jun 27, 2013 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Jul 8, 2013 | |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | Jul 8, 2013 | |
| R-AR | Tom Cotton | Jul 8, 2013 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Jul 9, 2013 | |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Jul 17, 2013 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Jul 17, 2013 | |
| R-MS | Alan Nunnelee | Jul 23, 2013 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Jul 30, 2013 | |
| R-SC | Tom Rice | Jul 31, 2013 | |
| R-VA | E. Scott Rigell | Sep 12, 2013 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Sep 12, 2013 | |
| R-CO | Scott R. Tipton | Sep 12, 2013 | |
| R-PA | Keith J. Rothfus | Sep 26, 2013 | |
| R-KS | Kevin Yoder | Sep 26, 2013 | |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Oct 1, 2013 | |
| R-GA | Tom Graves | Oct 23, 2013 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Oct 28, 2013 | |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Dec 4, 2013 | |
| R-TN | Diane Black | Dec 4, 2013 | |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Dec 4, 2013 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Dec 4, 2013 | |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Dec 4, 2013 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Dec 4, 2013 | |
| R-GA | Rob Woodall | Dec 4, 2013 | |
| R-TX | Bill Flores | Dec 5, 2013 | |
| R-FL | Daniel Webster | Dec 5, 2013 | |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Dec 9, 2013 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Dec 9, 2013 | |
| R-LA | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. | Dec 12, 2013 | |
| R-IL | Peter J. Roskam | Dec 12, 2013 | |
| R-TX | Ralph M. Hall | Dec 12, 2013 | |
| R-NC | Patrick T. McHenry | Jan 7, 2014 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Jan 9, 2014 | |
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | Jan 10, 2014 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | Feb 4, 2014 |
Withdrew 1 Eric A. "Rick" Crawford R-AR Jul 11, 2013
Committees 10
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 Jun 6, 2013 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 7, 2013 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jun 6, 2013 |
| Workforce Protections Subcommittee | Referred Jul 8, 2013 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jun 6, 2013 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jun 6, 2013 |
| Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee | Referred Jul 15, 2013 | |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jun 6, 2013 |
| Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Jun 20, 2013 | |
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Jun 6, 2013 |
| House | Rules Committee | Referred Jun 6, 2013 |
| House | Appropriations Committee | Referred Jun 6, 2013 |
| House | Budget Committee | Referred Jun 6, 2013 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jun 6, 2013 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 15, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
- Jul 8, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
- Jun 20, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
- Jun 7, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 6, 2013Introduced in House
In the Congressional Record 5
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 H2011, H2013 | Scott R. Tipton R-CO, Tim Walberg R-MI | Feb 27, 2014 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1585 | Phil Gingrey R-GA | Feb 4, 2014 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7437 | Larry Bucshon R-IN | Dec 3, 2013 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7082 | Keith J. Rothfus R-PA | Nov 14, 2013 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5371 | Tom Price R-GA | Aug 2, 2013 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H3252.
Printed hearings 5
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | THE CHALLENGES OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT76 pages | Ways and Means Committee | Dec 4, 2013 |
| — | THE STATUS OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT IMPLEMENTATION92 pages | Ways and Means Committee | Aug 1, 2013 |
| Serial No. 113-28 | THE EMPLOYER MANDATE: EXAMINING THE DELAY AND ITS EFFECT ON WORKPLACES161 pages | Education and Workforce Committee | Jul 23, 2013 |
| — | THE DELAY OF THE EMPLOYER MANDATE94 pages | Ways and Means Committee | Jul 10, 2013 |
| — | THE 2013 MEDICARE TRUSTEES REPORT60 pages | Ways and Means Committee | Jun 20, 2013 |
Related bills 5
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 236 | Medicare Patient Empowerment Act | Related bill | Feb 7, 2013 |
| HR 762 | Health Care Choice Act of 2013 | Related bill | Apr 23, 2013 |
| HR 1310 | Medicare Patient Empowerment Act of 2013 | Related bill | Apr 10, 2013 |
| S 1851 | Empowering Patients First Act of 2013 | Identical bill | Dec 18, 2013 |
| HR 4077 | Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2014 | Related bill | Mar 20, 2014 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Empowering Patients First Act of 2013
- Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill
- Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2013
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Abortion
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Administrative remedies
- Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
- Budget deficits and national debt
- Child health
- Civil actions and liability
- Competition and antitrust
- Comprehensive health care
- Congressional oversight
- Consumer affairs
- Contracts and agency
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Education programs funding
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Evidence and witnesses
- Federal preemption
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Government studies and investigations
- Government trust funds
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health care quality
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Hospital care
- Income tax credits
- Income tax deductions
- Intergovernmental relations
- Licensing and registrations
- Medicaid
- Medical education
- Medical ethics
- Medical research
- Medicare
- Performance measurement
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Religion
- Right of privacy
- Small business
- State and local government operations
- Student aid and college costs
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 6, 2013Introduced 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.
