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HR 3527 106th Congress House

Affordable Health Insurance Act of 2000

Official title: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to limit the amount of any increase in the payments required by health insurance issuers for health insur… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to limit the amount of any increase in the payments required by health insurance issuers for health insurance coverage provided to individuals who are guaranteed an offer of enrollment under individual health insurance coverage relative to other individuals who purchase health insurance coverage.

Introduced: January 24, 2000 Introduced by: Pallone, Frank Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
Health CommerceFinance and Financial SectorHealth insuranceHealth insurance continuation
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Feb 2, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jan 24, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Jan 24, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 2, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Affordable Health Insurance Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require, under provisions guaranteeing the availability of individual health insurance coverage to certain individuals with prior group coverage, that for an eligible individual desiring to enroll in, or renew, individual health insurance coverage under such provisions, the health insurance issuer that offers such coverage cannot charge such individual a premium rate for such coverage that is higher than a rate equal to 150 percent of the average standard risk rate (as determined by provisions of this Act) of the issuer for individual health insurance offered in the State or applicable marketing or service area (as determined pursuant to regulations).
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3527: Affordable Health Insurance Act of 2000. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-3527/
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