HR 1136 · 106th Congress · Health
Affordable Health Care Act of 1999
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.(1999-04-16)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Providing Affordable Care Through HealthMarts Title II: Providing Affordable Care Through Association Health Plans Title III: Providing Affordable Care By Allowing Health Care Coverage Credits to Individuals Title IV: Providing Affordable Care Through Medical Savings Accounts Affordable Health Care Act of 1999 - Title I: Providing Affordable Care Through HealthMarts - Amends the Public Health Service Act to create a new title on HealthMarts. Requires that HealthMarts: (1) be nonprofit entities composed of employers, employees health care providers, and entities that underwrite or administer health benefits coverage; and (2) make available health coverage to all employers and eligible employees at rates established by the insurance issuer on a policy or product specific basis. Deems HealthMarts group health plans for purposes of specified provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code. Requires that coverage made available to an eligible employee in a geographic area be offered to all eligible employees in the same area. Declares that the HealthMart: (1) provides coverage only through contracts with…
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Cosponsors (5)
5 Republicans