HR 605
112th Congress
House
Health
Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Prescription drugs
Patients' Freedom to Choose Act
Introduced: February 10, 2011
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 18, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 10, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 10, 2011
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Patients' Freedom to Choose Act - Repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 that: (1) restrict payments from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, and health flexible spending arrangements for medications to prescription drugs and insulin only; and (2) impose a $2,500 limitation on salary reduction contributions to a health flexible spending arrangement under a cafeteria plan.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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