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Guaranteed Health Coverage for Pre-Existing Conditions Act of 2017

Introduced: February 15, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Jan 24, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 24, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Guaranteed Health Coverage for Pre-Existing Conditions Act of 2017

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to maintain, upon repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, the requirements that: (1) health insurance includes coverage for preexisting conditions, and (2) health insurers accept every employer and every individual in a group that applies for coverage in the group market and every individual that applies for coverage in the individual market.

What's happening now January 24, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1121 Related bill Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 2
MacArthur, Thomas
· Feb 15, 2017
Taylor, Scott
· Feb 15, 2017
Young, David
· Feb 14, 2017
Denham, Jeff
· Feb 7, 2017
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Feb 3, 2017
 R
Valadao, David G.
California · Feb 3, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 628: Guaranteed Health Coverage for Pre-Existing Conditions Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-628/
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"H.R. 628: Guaranteed Health Coverage for Pre-Existing Conditions Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-628/.
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H.R. 628, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-628/.
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