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HR 6597 112th Congress House Taxation Comprehensive health care Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Religion Sales and excise taxes

EACH Act

Introduced: November 16, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Nov 16, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov 16, 2012
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Equitable Access to Care and Health Act or the EACH Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to minimum essential health care coverage requirements added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to allow an additional religious exemption from such requirements for individuals whose sincerely held religious beliefs would cause them to object to medical health care provided under such coverage.

Defines "medical health care" to mean voluntary health treatment by or supervised by a medical doctor that would be covered under minimum essential coverage that: (1) includes voluntary acute care treatment at hospital emergency rooms, walk-in clinics, or similar facilities; and (2) excludes treatment not administered or supervised by a medical doctor, physical examinations or treatment required by law or third parties, and vaccinations.

What's happening now November 16, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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