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HR 6518 116th Congress House

Stop Health Premium Spikes Act of 2020

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program of risk corridors for health insurance issuers offering health insurance coverage i… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program of risk corridors for health insurance issuers offering health insurance coverage in the individual or small group market for certain plan years.

Introduced: May 1, 2020 Introduced by: Peters, Scott H. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Health Health care costs and insuranceInsurance industry and regulation
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 17, 2020
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 Latest action April 17, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Health Premium Spikes Act of 2020

This bill establishes a temporary risk corridor program to reimburse health insurers for medical costs that are greater than expected. Specifically, the program requires the Department of Health and Human Services to pay insurers 75% of the cost of providing benefits under a plan that exceeds 105% of the total annual premiums for the plan, reduced by administrative expenses. The program applies to plan years 2020 and 2021.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6379 Related bill Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Dec 2, 2020
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · May 1, 2020
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· May 1, 2020
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Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Apr 17, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6518: Stop Health Premium Spikes Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6518/
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"H.R. 6518: Stop Health Premium Spikes Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6518/.
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H.R. 6518, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6518/.
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