HR 2046 · 109th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
Servicemembers' Health Insurance Protection Act of 2005
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.(2005-05-24)
Plain Language Summary
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Servicemembers' Health Insurance Protection Act of 2005 - Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to entitle a servicemember ordered to active duty, upon release from active duty, to reinstatement of health insurance in effect on the day before service commenced without any premium increase for the balance of the period for which there would have been coverage had it not been terminated. Permits a health care insurance carrier to increase a servicemember's premium if there was general premium increase for similarly covered individuals during the period between the termination and the reinstatement. Amends the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) to preserve employer-sponsored health plan reinstatement rights for certain Reserve-component members who prior to entering active duty acquire TRICARE (a Department of Defense managed health care program) eligibility.…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 2046, Servicemembers' Health Insurance Protection Act of 2005
May 16, 2005<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on May 11, 2005</p>
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 2046, Servicemembers' Health Insurance Protection Act of 2005
May 16, 2005Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on May 11, 2005
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (20)
10 Democrats10 Republicans