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HR 3600 108th Congress House

Health Deductible Insurance Fairness Act of 2003

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to require health insurance issuers to credit toward an annual deductible in case of subsequent issuance of similar heal… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to require health insurance issuers to credit toward an annual deductible in case of subsequent issuance of similar health insurance policy by the same issuer to the same person.

Introduced: November 21, 2003 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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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Dec 4, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 21, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 21, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 4, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Health Deductible Insurance Fairness Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide that if a health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage imposes an annual deductible with respect to an individual and the individual changes during a year to another of such issuer's coverages that also imposes an annual deductible, the issuer shall credit toward the deductible for the latter coverage amounts that were credited toward the deductible under the former coverage.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3600: Health Deductible Insurance Fairness Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3600/
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"H.R. 3600: Health Deductible Insurance Fairness Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3600/.
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H.R. 3600, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3600/.
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