Equity in Women's Health Act
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Amends PHSA further to add certain managed care requirements that apply to group and individual health insurance coverage, in addition to modifying preemption standards.
Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code, part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA), as well as SSA title XIX (Medicaid), and the Federal Employees' Health Benefits Program, to make similar amendments concerning the application of managed care requirements as specified above under new part C of PHSA title XXVII.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on HELP.
- Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 479: Equity in Women's Health Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-479/
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