S 862 113th Congress Senate

EACH Act

Official title: A bill to amend section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate.

Introduced: July 31, 2013 See on congress.gov

Taxation Comprehensive health careHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessReligionSales and excise taxes

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May 6, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

May 6, 2013

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action May 6, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Equitable Access to Care and Health Act or the EACH Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to minimum essential health care coverage requirements added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to allow an additional religious exemption from such requirements for individuals whose sincerely held religious beliefs would cause them to object to medical health care provided under such coverage.

Defines "medical health care" to mean voluntary health treatment by or supervised by a medical doctor that would be covered under minimum essential coverage that: (1) includes voluntary acute care treatment at hospital emergency rooms, walk-in clinics, or similar facilities; and (2) excludes treatment not administered or supervised by a medical doctor, physical examinations or treatment required by law or third parties, and vaccinations.

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