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HR 5589 114th Congress House

Plan Verification and Fairness Act of 2016

Official title: To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require verification for eligibility for enrollment during special enrollment periods in … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require verification for eligibility for enrollment during special enrollment periods in PPACA insurance plans, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 6, 2016 Introduced by: Blackburn, Marsha Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 28, 2016
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 Latest action June 28, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Plan Verification and Fairness Act of 2016

This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require health insurance exchanges to verify an individual's eligibility for a special enrollment period before coverage is made effective.

Individuals seeking coverage through an exchange during a special enrollment period must submit to the exchange the documents necessary to verify their eligibility for the special enrollment period.

The Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services must report on enrollment during special enrollment periods for plan year 2015. The report must include the number of individuals who: (1) sought to enroll during a special enrollment period but were prohibited, (2) were prohibited because they did not provide documentation supporting eligibility, and (3) were prohibited because they provided invalid documentation.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 3
Hensarling, Jeb
· Nov 14, 2016
 R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Sep 20, 2016
Collins, Chris
· Sep 12, 2016
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Sep 6, 2016
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jul 12, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5589: Plan Verification and Fairness Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5589/
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"H.R. 5589: Plan Verification and Fairness Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5589/.
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H.R. 5589, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5589/.
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