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HR 4394 115th Congress House

Bare County Buy-in Act of 2017

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make available a public option for health insurance coverage for individuals residing in an area withou… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make available a public option for health insurance coverage for individuals residing in an area without a qualified health plan available through an Exchange, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 14, 2017 Introduced by: Titus, Dina Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
Health Health care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessMedicaidMedicarePrescription drugs
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Nov 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 14, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 14, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 17, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bare County Buy-in Act of 2017

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a public health insurance option for individuals who do not have access to a qualified health plan through a health insurance exchange, in accordance with specified criteria.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4394: Bare County Buy-in Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4394/
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"H.R. 4394: Bare County Buy-in Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4394/.
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H.R. 4394, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4394/.
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