HR 1121
115th Congress
House
Health
Disability and health-based discrimination
Employee benefits and pensions
Genetics
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Insurance industry and regulation
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017
Introduced: February 16, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 28, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 16, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 16, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017
This bill sets forth amendments that would take effect in the case of the repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 and the restoration of the provisions amended by those provisions.
If the amendments take effect, the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and Internal Revenue Code are revised to maintain PPACA consumer protections. Specifically, the bill would maintain the:
- requirement for health insurance to cover preexisting conditions,
- requirement for health insurers to accept every employer and every individual applying for coverage,
- prohibition against health insurers discriminating against individuals based on health status factors,
- prohibition against collecting genetic information in connection with issuing health insurance, and
- requirements for workplace wellness programs connected to health insurance.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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