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Health Care Choice Act of 2009

Introduced: July 14, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Jul 15, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Jul 15, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 14, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 14, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Health Care Choice Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide that the laws of the state designated by a health insurance issuer (primary state) shall apply to individual health insurance coverage offered by that issuer in the primary state and in any other state (secondary state), but only if the coverage and issuer comply with the conditions of this Act.

Exempts issuers from any secondary state's laws that would prohibit or regulate the operation of the issuer in such state, subject to certain restrictions imposed by such state.

Specifies the notice that an issuer must provide in any insurance coverage offered in a secondary state and at renewal of the policy.

Requires each issuer issuing individual health insurance coverage in both primary and secondary states to submit to the insurance commissioners of such states: (1) a copy of the plan of operation or feasibility study; (2) written notice of any change in its designation of its primary state and of its compliance with all the laws of the primary state; and (3) a quarterly financial statement.

Prohibits an issuer from offering, selling, or issuing individual health insurance coverage in a secondary state if the state insurance commissioner does not use a risk-based capital formula for the determination of capital and surplus requirements for all issuers.

Gives sole jurisdiction to the primary state to enforce the primary state's covered laws in the primary state and any secondary state.

Requires the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on the effect of this Act on specified health insurance issues.

What's happening now July 15, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 3970 Related bill Medical Rights and Reform Act of 2009
  • HR 4696 Related bill To expand the availability of health savings accounts, to eliminate restrictions on the deduction for medical expenses,…
  • S 1459 Related bill Health Care Choice Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 5
R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Nov 6, 2009
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Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Oct 6, 2009
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Sep 10, 2009
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Jul 31, 2009
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jul 31, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3217: Health Care Choice Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3217/
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"H.R. 3217: Health Care Choice Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3217/.
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H.R. 3217, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3217/.
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