HR 5 · 108th Congress · Health

Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2003

Introduced 2003-02-05· Sponsored by Rep. Greenwood, James C. [R-PA-8]· House

Bill Progress

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Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 49.(2003-03-21)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2003-03-13
Roll #64
Yea 229Nay 196
Democrats
0 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
0 Yea·0 Nay
PassedHouse · 2003-03-13
Roll #64
Yea 229Nay 196
Democrats
0 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
0 Yea·0 Nay
FailedHouse · 2003-03-13
Roll #63
Yea 191Nay 234
Democrats
189 Yea·12 Nay
Republicans
1 Yea·222 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2003 - Makes changes to the health care liability system, including compensation for injured patients and other issues arising out of health care law suits. Requires a suit to be brought within three years of the date of injury or one year after the claimant discovers or should have discovered the injury, whichever occurs first. Specifies exceptions when a suit may be brought later than three years after the date of injury. Sets forth requirements and permissible recovery amounts for compensating patient injury, including: (1) the full amount of economic loss without limitation; (2) noneconomic damages as specified; and (3) a fair share rule. Requires the court to supervise payment-of-damage arrangements, limiting contingency fees. Permits the introduction of evidence of collateral source benefits, except that this section shall not apply to provisions of the Social Security Act pertaining to State plans for medical assistance and Medicare as secondary payer. Limits the availability of punitive damages, requiring clear and convincing evidence of malicious intent to injure or a deliberate failure to avoid substa…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 5, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2003

Mar 10, 2003

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on March 5, 2003</p>

Full CBO report ↗

H.R. 5, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2003

Mar 10, 2003

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on March 6, 2003</p>

Full CBO report ↗

H.R. 5, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2003

Mar 10, 2003

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on March 5, 2003

Full CBO report ↗

H.R. 5, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2003

Mar 10, 2003

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on March 6, 2003

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (20)

5 Democrats15 Republicans