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HR 3598 113th Congress House

To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to permit insurers to offer catastrophic coverage plans to anyone, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 21, 2013 See on congress.gov
Health Health care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessInsurance industry and regulation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 22, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 21, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 21, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 22, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to consider catastrophic health plans to be providing essential health benefits by removing certain enrollment eligibility restrictions (concerning age, certification of exemption from the Internal Revenue Code requirement to maintain minimum essential coverage, and offering of the plan only in the individual market).

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3598: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to permit insurers to offer catastrophic coverage plans to anyone, and for other purposes.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3598/
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"H.R. 3598: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to permit insurers to offer catastrophic coverage plans to anyone, and for other purposes.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3598/.
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H.R. 3598, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3598/.
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[H.R. 3598: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to permit insurers to offer catastrophic coverage plans to anyone, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3598/)
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