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S 1726 113th Congress Senate

Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act

Official title: A bill to prevent a taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers.

Introduced: November 19, 2013 See on congress.gov
Health Comprehensive health careHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and access
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 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Became law
Nov 19, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov 19, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action November 19, 2013

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act - Repeals the provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish and administer a program of risk corridors for calendar years 2014, 2015, and 2016 under which a qualified health plan offered in the individual or small group market is required to participate in a payment adjustment system based on the ratio of the allowable costs of the plan to the plan's aggregate premiums.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 4354 Related bill Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act
  • S 2214 Related bill Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act
  • HR 3541 Identical bill Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 5
FLAKE, JEFF
· Nov 21, 2013
 R
Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Nov 19, 2013
 R
Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Nov 19, 2013
 R
Lee, Mike
Utah · Nov 19, 2013
 R
McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Nov 19, 2013
 R
Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Nov 19, 2013
Vitter, David
· Nov 19, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1726: Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1726/
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