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S 3326 114th Congress Senate

State Flexibility to Provide Affordable Health Options Act

Official title: A bill to give States the authority to provide temporary access to affordable private health insurance options outside of Obamacare exchanges.

Introduced: September 14, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Sep 15, 2016
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 628.
Sep 14, 2016
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5724-5725)
Sep 14, 2016
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action September 15, 2016

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 628.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

State Flexibility to Provide Affordable Health Options Act

This bill deems to be a qualified health plan for 2017 any state-authorized health insurance offered in the individual or small group market in certain states. (Qualified health plans purchased through a health insurance exchange are eligible for premium subsidies.) This applies in states that: (1) determine that temporary access to affordable private health insurance outside of a health insurance exchange is necessary to ensure access to an adequate number of affordable private health insurance options in the individual or small group market; and (2) notify the Department of Health and Human Services of that determination no later than November 1, 2016.

Residents of such a state are not subject to the requirement to maintain minimum essential coverage in 2017.
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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Sep 14, 2016
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Sep 14, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3326: State Flexibility to Provide Affordable Health Options Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-3326/
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"S. 3326: State Flexibility to Provide Affordable Health Options Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-3326/.
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S. 3326, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-3326/.
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