HR 5 · 112th Congress · Health

Protecting Access to Healthcare Act

Introduced 2011-01-24· Sponsored by Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11]· House

Bill Progress

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Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 353.(2012-04-16)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2012-03-22
Roll #126
Yea 223Nay 181
Democrats
7 Yea·171 Nay
Republicans
216 Yea·10 Nay
PassedHouse · 2012-03-22
Roll #126
Yea 223Nay 181
Democrats
7 Yea·171 Nay
Republicans
216 Yea·10 Nay
FailedHouse · 2012-03-22
Roll #125
Yea 180Nay 229
Democrats
179 Yea·1 Nay
Republicans
1 Yea·228 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 - Sets conditions for lawsuits arising from health care liability claims regarding health care goods or services or any medical product affecting interstate commerce. Sets a statute of limitations of three years after the date of manifestation of injury or one year after the claimant discovers the injury, with certain exceptions. Limits noneconomic damages to $250,000. Makes each party liable only for the amount of damages directly proportional to such party's percentage of responsibility. Allows the court to restrict the payment of attorney contingency fees. Limits the fees to a decreasing percentage based on the increasing value of the amount awarded. Allows the introduction of collateral source benefits and the amount paid to secure such benefits as evidence. Prohibits a provider of such benefits from recovering any amount from an award in a health care lawsuit involving injury or wrongful death. Authorizes the award of punitive damages only where: (1) it is proven by clear and convincing evidence that a person acted with malicious intent to injure the claimant or deliberately failed to avoid unnecessar…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 5, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011

Mar 10, 2011

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on February 16, 2011

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H.R. 5, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011

May 23, 2011

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 11, 2011

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H.R. 5, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011

Mar 19, 2012

As posted on the Web site of the House Committee on Rules on March 12, 2012.

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Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (20)

1 Democrat19 Republicans