HR 2355 · 109th Congress · Health

Health Care Choice Act of 2005

Introduced 2005-05-12· Sponsored by Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 207.(2006-02-16)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Health Care Choice Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide that the laws of the primary state (as designated by the health insurance issuer) apply to individual health insurance coverage offered by that issuer both in the primary state and in any secondary state if the coverage and issuer comply with this Act. Exempts health insurance issuers from any laws of the secondary state that would: (1) regulate the operation of the health insurance issuer in the secondary state, except for certain activities, including paying taxes and registering with the state insurance commissioner; (2) require any individual health insurance coverage issued by the issuer to be countersigned by an agent or broker residing in the secondary state; or (3) discriminate against the issuer issuing insurance in both the primary state and any secondary state. Prohibits a health insurance issuer that provides individual health insurance coverage in a primary or secondary state from: (1) upon renewal, taking certain actions based on health-status related factors, including increasing premiums assessed; and (2) offering coverage in a secondary state that is not currently offered for sale in t…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 2355, Health Care Choice Act of 2005

Sep 12, 2005

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 20, 2005</p>

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H.R. 2355, Health Care Choice Act of 2005

Sep 12, 2005

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 20, 2005

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (20)

20 Republicans