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Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act

Introduced: February 13, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Feb 13, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 13, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and the Public Health Service Act to prohibit a group health plan from imposing an aggregate lifetime benefit limit of less than: (1) $5 million for the first two plan years; (2) $10 million for the third and fourth plan years; and (3) adjusted amounts based on the consumer price index for subsequent plan years. Excludes from such prohibition a group health plan offered to employees of a small employer, except upon request of the employer for a consistent limit.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to contract with the Institute of Medicine for a study to determine the number of individuals who have reached the lifetime limitations set forth in this Act.

What's happening now February 13, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1085 Related bill Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Mar 3, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 442: Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-442/
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