HR 1474 · 98th Congress · Health
National Voluntary Health Insurance Act of 1983
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Introduced2
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.(1983-02-22)
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National Voluntary Health Insurance Act of 1983 - Creates a National Voluntary Health Insurance Agency to operate a National Voluntary Health Insurance Plan with funds supplied by voluntary subscriptions and matching Treasury funds. States that the Agency shall issue no rules or regulations, but shall be governed solely by this Act and its amendments. Authorizes appropriations for the first calendar year after this Act becomes effective. Eliminates hospital and medical service insurance benefits or payments provided by other Government agencies, including Medicare, Medicaid, and the Civilian Health and Medical Plan of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS). Extends coverage to: (1) medical services, wherever furnished, including psychiatric medicine, surgery, obstetrics, radiological and electrical procedures, pathology tests, transfusions, medication and immunization, injections and anesthesia, and osteopathic services; (2) reconstructive oral surgery; (3) podiatric surgery; (4) laboratory services; and (5) inpatient or outpatient hospital service, supplies, medication, transfusions, and food provided by approved hospitals, including general or special hospitals, outpatient clinics, eme…
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