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S 2173 113th Congress Senate Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Comprehensive health care Department of Health and Human Services Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access

CHOICE Act

Introduced: March 27, 2014 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 27, 2014
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Consumers Having Options in Choosing Enrollment Act or CHOICE Act - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to issue guidelines and necessary operational specifications to provide for the establishment of a permanent pathway to enable individuals to enroll in qualified health plans through: (1) a state-based Exchange, if there is one, or if appropriate, a health insurance issuer, a certified agent or broker, or a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)-certified Internet web-based broker or entity; or (2) the Federal Exchange (in a state with no state exchange), a health insurance issuer, an agent or broker certified by the Federal Exchange, or a CMS-certified Internet web-based broker or entity.

Makes guidelines and operational capabilities issued under this Act available to consumers and applicable health insurance issuers and entities for any enrollment period required by PPACA.

What's happening now March 27, 2014

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

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1