Public Option Deficit Reduction Act
Latest action · Mar 1, 2019 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.
- IntroducedFeb 28, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Public Option Deficit Reduction Act
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to offer a public health insurance option through the health insurance exchange. Unlike the coverage options currently available on the exchange, which are administered by private insurance companies, this public option must be administered directly by HHS.
The public option must comply with the same general requirements as other plan types available on the exchange, including with respect to available benefits, benefit levels, provider networks, notices, consumer protections, and cost sharing. Medicare health care providers are automatically participants in the public option unless they opt out, and providers not participating in Medicare may opt in. In addition, the bill establishes requirements for setting premiums, payment rates, and provider incentives.
The bill appropriates funds to establish the public health insurance option, which HHS must repay over 10 years.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 28, 2019 to Mar 5, 2019, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Mar 5, 2019 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Mar 5, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 1, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 28, 2019Introduced in House
- Feb 28, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3 | Keeping Health Insurance Affordable Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jan 3, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 28, 2019Introduced in House
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