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S 1088 112th Congress Senate

Retiree Health Coverage Protection Act

Official title: A bill to provide increased funding for the reinsurance for early retirees program.

Introduced: May 26, 2011 See on congress.gov
Health Employee benefits and pensionsHealth care costs and insurance
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May 26, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 26, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3431-3432)
May 26, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 26, 2011

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Retiree Health Coverage Protection Act - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to increase from $5 billion to $10 billion the amount appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the temporary reinsurance program to reimburse participating employment-based group health benefits plans for a portion of the cost of providing health insurance coverage to early retirees (and their eligible spouses and dependents) between establishment of the program and January 1, 2014.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3887 Identical bill Retiree Health Coverage Protection Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · May 26, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1088: Retiree Health Coverage Protection Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1088/
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"S. 1088: Retiree Health Coverage Protection Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1088/.
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S. 1088, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1088/.
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