HR 4021
107th Congress
House
Health
Coinsurance
Commerce
Economics and Public Finance
Employee health benefits
Families
Federal aid to child health services
Finance and Financial Sector
Grants-in-aid
Health insurance
Labor and Employment
Medicaid
Medically uninsured
Poor children
Small business
Social Welfare
Welfare waivers
Small Business Health Insurance Relief Act of 2002
Introduced: March 20, 2002
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 2, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 20, 2002
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 20, 2002
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Small Business Health Insurance Relief Act of 2002 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make incentive payments to States that provide uninsured employees health insurance coverage as part of an approved waiver application under the Social Security Act (where States are permitted to use Medicaid program or State children's health insurance program (SCHIP) funds for experimental projects).
Requires that such health insurance coverage be provided: (1) without regard to health status, preexisting condition, or location of residency within a State; (2) through employer-sponsored health insurance or by buying into Medicaid or SCHIP; (3) at a specified level of actuarial equivalence; and (4) for a nominal amount of an employee's income.
Limits eligibility to lawful U.S. residents (and their spouses and dependents) who are otherwise not entitled to benefits under the Medicaid or SCHIP and are employed by a small business that does not offer affordable (or any) health insurance.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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