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HR 4020 111th Congress House Health Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health programs administration and funding State and local government operations

Guaranteed Access to Health Insurance Act of 2009

Introduced: November 4, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Nov 5, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 4, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 4, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Guaranteed Access to Health Insurance Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide grants to states that adopt a program that provides reinsurance for health insurance coverage or a high risk pool to mitigate the health care costs of high risk individuals in such states. Limits participation in such reinsurance programs or high risk pools to citizens and nationals of the United States.

What's happening now November 5, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Dec 16, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4020: Guaranteed Access to Health Insurance Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4020/
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"H.R. 4020: Guaranteed Access to Health Insurance Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4020/.
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H.R. 4020, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4020/.
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