S 1944 · 101th Congress · Taxation

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the establishment of individual medical accounts to assist in the payment of long-term and catastrophic medical care expenses, to provide that the earnings on such accounts will not be taxable, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1989-11-20· Sponsored by Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.(1989-11-20)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the establishment of tax-exempt individual medical accounts created to pay the qualified long-term care expenses and qualified catastrophic care expenses of an individual. Grants a tax exclusion for distributions from such accounts for qualified expenses. Requires qualified long-term care insurance to be treated as accident and health insurance for purposes of: (1) taxation of life insurance companies; and (2) exclusion for benefits received under such insurance and for employer contributions for such insurance.…

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