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S 2253 113th Congress Senate

Health Care Fairness and Stability Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for a temporary shift in the scheduled collection of the transitional reinsurance program payments.

Introduced: July 21, 2014 See on congress.gov
Health Administrative law and regulatory proceduresComprehensive health careDepartment of Health and Human ServicesHealth care costs and insurance
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It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Apr 10, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 10, 2014
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 10, 2014

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Health Care Fairness and Stability Act - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to provide a temporary shift in the scheduled collection of payments for the transitional reinsurance program intended to help stabilize premiums for coverage in the individual health insurance markets from 2014 through 2016.

Amends PPACA to delay the collection of reinsurance payments from health insurance issuers and third party administrators of certain self-insured group health plans until January 1, 2018.

Amends PPACA to change the formula for determining the amount of contributions collected for payments to health insurance issuers that cover high risk individuals in the individual market.

 

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4735 Identical bill Health Care Fairness and Stability Act
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Jul 21, 2014
KIRK, MARK
· Apr 10, 2014
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Apr 10, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2253: Health Care Fairness and Stability Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2253/
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