A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act by clarifying that State Exchanges are prohibited from imposing fees or assessments on issuers of excepted benefits and standalone dental plans not sold through an Exchange.

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Bill Number

S 2241

Introduced

Dec 14, 2017

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Dental care Health Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Insurance industry and regulation State and local finance State and local government operations State and local taxation User charges and fees

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Summary

This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to prohibit a state, solely to fund its health insurance exchange, from charging a health insurer a fee or tax for excepted benefits coverage (benefits not subject to requirements under the Act) or on standalone dental plans that are not sold on an exchange.

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Dec 14, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Dec 14, 2017

Introduced in Senate

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