HR 16 · 96th Congress · Health
National Health Insurance Act
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.(1979-01-15)
Plain Language Summary
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National Health Insurance Act - Title I: Benefits and Eligibility - Makes personal health services available to eligible individuals. Includes medical, dental, podiatric, home-nursing, hospital and auxiliary services within such personal health services. Directs the National Health Insurance Board to survey the resources and needs of each State and develop in each State a program to assure the maximum participation and use of health personnel and facilities in the provision of benefits. Authorizes the Board to limit health services which may be provided when personnel, facilities, or funds that are available are inadequate to insure the provision of all services to all eligible individuals. Allows every individual eligible for personal health services available under this Act to freely select the physician, dentist, podiatrist, nurse, medical group, hospital, or other person of his choice to render such services. Sets forth requirements for eligibility for benefits. Directs that the United States shall be subrogated to all rights of an individual who receives any personal health service as a benefit under this Act with respect to any injury, disease, or disability, for which such p…
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