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S 2288 112th Congress Senate Health Consumer affairs Employee benefits and pensions Health care costs and insurance Insurance industry and regulation

Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2012

Introduced: April 17, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Apr 17, 2012
Introduced in Senate
Apr 17, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2012 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to exclude remuneration paid for licensed independent insurance producers from administrative cost calculations for purposes of calculating the medical-loss ratio of a health insurance plan.

Defines "independent insurance producer" to mean an insurance agent or broker, insurance consultant, benefit specialist, limited insurance representative, and any other person required to be licensed under the laws of the particular state to sell, solicit, negotiate, service, effect, procure, renew, or bind policies of insurance coverage or offer advice, counsel, opinions, or services related to insurance.

What's happening now April 17, 2012

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

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1206 Related bill Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011
  • S 2068 Related bill Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2012
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · May 8, 2012
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Apr 25, 2012
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Apr 25, 2012
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Apr 17, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2288: Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2288/
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"S. 2288: Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2288/.
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S. 2288, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2288/.
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