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H.R. 5444 111th Congress House

Private Option Health Care Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 201… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 and to replace it with provisions reforming the health care system by putting patients back in charge of health care.

Introduced: May 27, 2010 See on congress.gov
Health Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitrationComprehensive health careEmployee benefits and pensionsHealth care costs and insurance
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Health care coverage and accessHealth care qualityIncome tax creditsIncome tax deductionsIncome tax exclusionIntergovernmental relationsPrescription drugsState and local government operationsSurgery and anesthesiaTrade restrictions
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 29, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
May 28, 2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E985)
May 27, 2010
Referred to House Rules
May 27, 2010
Referred to House Judiciary
May 27, 2010
Referred to House Natural Resources
May 27, 2010
Referred to House Education and Labor
May 27, 2010
Referred to House Ways and Means
May 27, 2010
Referred to House Administration
May 27, 2010
Referred to House Appropriations
May 27, 2010
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Appropriations, House Administration, Ways and Means, Education and Labor, Natural Resources, the Judiciary, and Rules, 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.
May 27, 2010
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
May 27, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 29, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Private Option Health Care Act - Repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 and restores the provisions of law amended or repealed by such Acts as if such Acts had not been enacted.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) revise the refundable tax credit for the health insurance costs of individual taxpayers to allow a full credit for health insurance plus the amount contributed to a health savings account; (2) permit up to $500 of unused health benefits under a health flexible spending arrangement to be carried over to a succeeding plan year or paid directly to an employee as compensation; (3) revise the tax deduction for contributions to a health savings account (HSA) to increase the allowable amount of such deduction and repeal the requirement for coverage under a high deductible health plan; (4) repeal the 7.5% adjusted gross income threshold for the tax deduction for medical expenses; (5) allow a tax credit for the purchase of insurance against negative outcomes from surgery, including those caused by physician malpractice; and (6) allow an exclusion from gross income for damages awarded for medical malpractice in binding arbitration.

Permits interstate purchase of health insurance.

Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to repeal provisions restricting the importation of prescription drugs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5444: Private Option Health Care Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5444/
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"H.R. 5444: Private Option Health Care Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5444/.
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H.R. 5444, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5444/.
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