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HR 1610 104th Congress House Health Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Discrimination in insurance Employee health benefits Excise tax Health care reform Health insurance Labor and Employment Taxation

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require employer-provided group health plans to credit coverage under a prior group health plan against any preexisting condition limitation.

Introduced: May 11, 1995 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 104th Congress ended
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May 15, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 11, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 11, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to imposition of the excise tax for failure of group health plans to meet certain requirements, to require any preexisting condition limitation period with respect to an individual who commences coverage after December 31, 1995, to be reduced by the aggregate of the individual's prior periods of coverage under a plan. Treats a period as zero if a break in coverage of greater than 60 days has occurred between the most recent qualified coverage and commencement of the current coverage.

Prohibits, with respect to an individual whose periods of previous coverage are greater than zero, the establishment by a plan of eligibility, continuation, enrollment, or contribution requirements based on factors directly related to health status, medical condition, claims experience, receipt of health care, medical history, disability, or evidence of insurability.

What's happening now May 15, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1610: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require employer-provided group health plans to credit coverage under a prior group health plan against any preexisting condition limitation.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1610/
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"H.R. 1610: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require employer-provided group health plans to credit coverage under a prior group health plan against any preexisting condition limitation.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1610/.
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H.R. 1610, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1610/.
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[H.R. 1610: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require employer-provided group health plans to credit coverage under a prior group health plan against any preexisting condition limitation.](https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1610/)
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