Health Care Waiver Fairness Act of 2013
Latest action · Jul 23, 2013 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.
- IntroducedJul 16, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Health Care Waiver Fairness Act of 2013 - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of Treasury to establish waiver processes under which the administrator of a health plan, an employer, an individual, or other entity may seek to waive the application of a health insurance coverage requirement under PPACA. Sets forth PPACA requirements that may be waived, including those related to minimum essential coverage and employers offering health care coverage to employees.
Establishes requirements for the waiver process, including requiring submission of a statement describing how the imposition of the PPACA requirement would result in a significant decrease in access to coverage or a significant increase in premiums or other costs for such plan, employer, individual, or entity. Deems to be approved any waiver including such a statement.
Requires the Secretary of HHS to conduct a public awareness campaign of the waiver process with funds made available for the Prevention and Public Health Fund.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 16, 2013 to Aug 2, 2013, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Original | Jul 16, 2013 |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Original | Jul 16, 2013 |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Original | Jul 16, 2013 |
| R-OH | Patrick J. Tiberi | Original | Jul 16, 2013 |
| D-TX | Ralph M. Hall | Original | Jul 16, 2013 |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Original | Jul 16, 2013 |
| R-MO | Billy Long | Jul 24, 2013 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Aug 2, 2013 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jul 19, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jul 16, 2013Introduced in House
- Jul 16, 2013Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Administrative remedies
- Comprehensive health care
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of Labor
- Department of the Treasury
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Government information and archives
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health programs administration and funding
- Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 16, 2013Introduced in House
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