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Preserving Freedom and Choice in Health Care Act

Introduced: April 20, 2015 Introduced by: Johnson, Ron Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 20, 2015
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Preserving Freedom and Choice in Health Care Act

This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the requirements for individuals to maintain minimum essential coverage and for large employers to pay penalties if a full-time employee: (1) must wait longer than 60 days to enroll in an employer-sponsored health plan, or (2) receives a premium assistance tax credit or reduced cost-sharing. Coverage reporting requirements for providers and large employers are also repealed.

Individuals enrolled in a health plan purchased through the federal health insurance exchange at the time of enactment of this Act who are ineligible for a premium assistance tax credit solely as a result of a determination by the Supreme Court in King v. Burwell are eligible for the tax credit. This applies to coverage months beginning after December 2013 and before September 2017.

Group health coverage in which an individual was enrolled during any part of the period beginning on the date of enactment of PPACA (March 23, 2010) and ending on December 31, 2017, is a grandfathered health plan under PPACA and is exempt from some coverage requirements.

Essential health benefits are defined by states. This amendment takes effect as if included in PPACA.
What's happening now April 20, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Republican 15
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Apr 22, 2015
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Apr 20, 2015
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Apr 20, 2015
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Apr 20, 2015
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Apr 20, 2015
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Apr 20, 2015
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Apr 20, 2015
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Apr 20, 2015
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Apr 20, 2015
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Apr 20, 2015
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Apr 20, 2015
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Apr 20, 2015
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Apr 20, 2015
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Apr 20, 2015
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Apr 20, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1016: Preserving Freedom and Choice in Health Care Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1016/
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