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Equalizing the Playing Field for Agents and Brokers Act

Introduced: June 23, 2015 Introduced by: Cassidy, Bill Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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Jun 23, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 23, 2015
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Equalizing the Playing Field for Agents and Brokers Act

Directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a toll-free customer service support help line to enable certified health insurance agents and brokers to seek assistance regarding qualified health plans offered in the federal health insurance marketplace.

Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require HHS to:

  • make available on the federal government website for health insurance coverage a list of all certified agents and brokers;
  • contract with the National Insurance Producers Registry to regularly verify the licensure status of all such agents and brokers and develop a mechanism to enable submission of changes to contact and licensure information; and
  • provide trained navigators, agents, and brokers, no later than five business days after promulgation or issuance of any new cost- or enrollment-related policies, with a clear description of such policy changes.
What's happening now June 23, 2015

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1653: Equalizing the Playing Field for Agents and Brokers Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1653/
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"S. 1653: Equalizing the Playing Field for Agents and Brokers Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1653/.
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S. 1653, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1653/.
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