S 2785 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Fair Indexing for Health Care Affordability Act

Introduced Nov 5, 2019 Originated Senate Sponsor Jeanne Shaheen D-NH

Fact sheet

Latest action · Nov 5, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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.

IntroducedNov 5, 2019
Passed SenateNot reached
Passed HouseNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Fair Indexing for Health Care Affordability Act

This bill revises the method for determining the annual per capita change in health insurance premiums for the purpose of determining the premium adjustment percentage that is used to establish the annual limits on cost sharing for health insurance plans.

Cosponsors 3

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 5, 2019.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-CT	Christopher Murphy	Original	Nov 5, 2019
D-CT	Richard Blumenthal	Original	Nov 5, 2019
D-WI	Tammy Baldwin	Original	Nov 5, 2019

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Nov 5, 2019Introduced in Senate
Nov 5, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 5291	Fair Indexing for Health Care Affordability Act	Related bill	Dec 4, 2019
HR 5889	Fair Indexing for Health Care Affordability Act	Related bill	Feb 13, 2020

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

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Nov 5, 2019Introduced in Senate

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