HR 1872
109th Congress
House
Taxation
Coinsurance
Commerce
Cost of living adjustments
Crime and Law Enforcement
Economics and Public Finance
Employee health benefits
Families
Finance and Financial Sector
Fines (Penalties)
Fraud
Health
Health insurance
Income tax
Indexing (Economic policy)
Insurance premiums
Married people
Medical economics
Medical savings accounts
Medically uninsured
Health Coverage for the Uninsured Act of 2005
Introduced: April 27, 2005
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 9, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 27, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 27, 2005
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Health Coverage for the Uninsured Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) a tax deduction for high deductible health plan premiums; (2) small employers (100 or fewer employees) a refundable tax credit for contributions to a health savings account of an employee who is covered by a high deductible health plan; and (3) a refundable tax credit for certain health insurance costs of uninsured taxpayers and their spouses and dependents.
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a program for making advance payments of tax credit amounts for uninsured individuals to health insurance providers.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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