HR 216 · 106th Congress · Health

Access to Quality Care Act of 1999

Introduced 1999-01-06· Sponsored by Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-10]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.(1999-01-22)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Access to Quality Care Subtitle A: Promoting Quality Care by Ensuring Access to Health Care Professionals Subtitle B: Promoting Quality Care by Ensuring Access to Health Care Services Subtitle C: Promoting Quality Care by Ensuring Fair Resolution of Grievances Subtitle D: Promoting Quality Care by Ensuring Fair Plan Administration Subtitle E: Definitions Title II: Application of Quality Care Standards to Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Coverage Under Public Health Service Act Title III: Amendments to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 Title IV: Effective Dates; Coordination in Implementation Access to Quality Care Act of 1999 - Title I: Access to Quality Care - Subtitle A: Promoting Quality Care by Ensuring Access to Health Care Professionals - Requires a health care insurer offering health care coverage through a network of contracted professionals and providers to offer at a reasonable premium an enrollment option for non-network coverage unless such option is otherwise available to enrollees. (Sec. 102) Requires a group health plan and a health insurance issuer to provide for enrollee choice of personal health professional and…

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Cosponsors (20)

9 Democrats11 Republicans