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Fair Indexing for Health Care Affordability Act

Introduced: December 3, 2019 Introduced by: Van Drew, Jefferson Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Dec 4, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 3, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dec 3, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fair Indexing for Health Care Affordability Act

This bill revises the method for determining the annual per capita change in health insurance premiums for the purpose of determining the premium adjustment percentage that is used to establish the annual limits on cost sharing for health insurance plans.

What's happening now December 4, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 2785 Related bill Fair Indexing for Health Care Affordability Act
  • HR 1425 Related bill Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act
  • HR 5889 Related bill Fair Indexing for Health Care Affordability Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Dec 3, 2019
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Dec 3, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5291: Fair Indexing for Health Care Affordability Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5291/
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"H.R. 5291: Fair Indexing for Health Care Affordability Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5291/.
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