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Health Care Protection Act

Introduced: May 12, 2020 See on congress.gov
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May 12, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, 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.
May 12, 2020
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Health Care Protection Act

This bill creates a special health insurance enrollment period and provides premium assistance for the COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) continuation of health coverage program in response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. First, the bill establishes a 30-day special enrollment period for individuals who do not have coverage to enroll in a qualified health insurance plan through a health insurance exchange.

Second, the bill provides premium assistance for individuals who have been terminated from employment and elected COBRA continuation coverage between March 1, 2020, and December 31, 2020. The bill treats 100% of the premium payments as paid for such individuals for not more than six months. Further, individuals who have not elected COBRA coverage but would be eligible for premium assistance under this bill if they had enrolled in COBRA may enroll in such coverage for 60 days after this bill is enacted. Premium assistance is phased out for individuals earning more than $125,000.

Additionally, the bill requires employers to provide eligible individuals specified written notice about the premium assistance program, including, among other information, available health plan enrollment options and the date that such assistance expires.

The Department of the Treasury must reimburse employers, group health plans, and insurance issuers through a payroll tax credit or refund, as applicable, for unpaid premiums that were treated as paid under this bill.

What's happening now May 12, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, 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.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6379 Related bill Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020
  • HR 6514 Related bill Worker Health Coverage Protection Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 2 Republican 2
Crist, Charlie
· Jul 9, 2020
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jun 11, 2020
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Jun 8, 2020
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · May 15, 2020
Gonzalez, Anthony
· May 12, 2020
Schrader, Kurt
· May 12, 2020
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · May 12, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6810: Health Care Protection Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6810/
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"H.R. 6810: Health Care Protection Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6810/.
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H.R. 6810, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6810/.
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