Congress 115 - HR 6898 - Maintaining Protections for Patients with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2018

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Alternative treatments Child health Civil actions and liability Disability and health-based discrimination Genetics Health Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health promotion and preventive care Judicial review and appeals Medicaid State and local government operations

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Ensuring Coverage for Patients with Pre-Existing Conditions Act

This bill establishes provisions under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 relating to the guaranteed availability of health insurance coverage as well as prohibitions against discriminatory practices based on preexisting conditions or health status; the bill also prohibits related exclusions or limitations of benefits and establishes certain enforcement mechanisms.

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Oct 3, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 26, 2018

Referred 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.
Sep 26, 2018

Introduced in House

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