HR 6898
115th Congress
House
Health
Alternative treatments
Child health
Civil actions and liability
Disability and health-based discrimination
Genetics
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Judicial review and appeals
Medicaid
State and local government operations
Maintaining Protections for Patients with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2018
Introduced: September 26, 2018
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 3, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 26, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
Sep 26, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Ensuring Coverage for Patients with Pre-Existing Conditions Act
This bill establishes provisions under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 relating to the guaranteed availability of health insurance coverage as well as prohibitions against discriminatory practices based on preexisting conditions or health status; the bill also prohibits related exclusions or limitations of benefits and establishes certain enforcement mechanisms.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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