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HR 4575 115th Congress House Health Consumer affairs Employee benefits and pensions Health care costs and insurance Insurance industry and regulation

Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2017

Introduced: December 6, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Dec 8, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 6, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dec 6, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2017

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to exclude remuneration paid for licensed independent insurance producers from administrative costs for purposes of calculating the medical loss ratio of a health insurance plan.

The bill defines "independent insurance producer" to mean an insurance agent or broker, insurance consultant, benefit specialist, limited insurance representative, and any other person required to be licensed under state law to sell, solicit, negotiate, service, effect, procure, renew, or bind policies of insurance coverage or offer advice, counsel, opinions, or services related to insurance.

What's happening now December 8, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2303 Related bill Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 7 Republican 8
D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Jul 10, 2018
Collins, Chris
· Jun 6, 2018
Handel, Karen
· May 7, 2018
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · May 7, 2018
Hice, Jody
· Apr 12, 2018
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Apr 11, 2018
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Apr 11, 2018
Hultgren, Randy
· Mar 20, 2018
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 19, 2018
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 13, 2018
Messer, Luke
· Mar 6, 2018
Rokita, Todd
· Mar 6, 2018
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Feb 27, 2018
 R
Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Feb 27, 2018
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 6, 2018
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Feb 5, 2018
Costello, Ryan
· Jan 30, 2018
 R
Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Jan 30, 2018
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Jan 29, 2018
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jan 29, 2018
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jan 29, 2018
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Jan 29, 2018
SHIMKUS, JOHN
· Jan 29, 2018
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jan 18, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4575: Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4575/
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"H.R. 4575: Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4575/.
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