S 1099 114th Congress Senate Health Employee benefits and pensions Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Small business

PACE Act

Introduced: April 27, 2015 Introduced by: Scott, Tim Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov

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May 18, 2016

Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-675.

Apr 27, 2015

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

Apr 27, 2015

Introduced in Senate

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act or the PACE Act

This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and Public Health Service Act to include employers with 51 to 100 employees as large employers for purposes of health insurance markets.

PPACA is amended to give states the option to treat these employers as small employers. Currently, employers with 51 to 100 employees are small employers, but before January 1, 2016, states have the option to treat them as large employers. (Under PPACA, health insurance offered in the small group market must meet certain requirements that do not apply to the large group market, including the requirement to cover the essential health benefits.)

What's happening now May 18, 2016

Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-675.

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