H.R. 8889 117th Congress House

RICE Act

Official title: To provide for improved access to group health plan and health insurance coverage summary of benefits and coverage explanation, require a joint report by the S… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide for improved access to group health plan and health insurance coverage summary of benefits and coverage explanation, require a joint report by the Secretaries of Health and Human Services, Treasury, and Labor relating to summaries of benefits and coverage, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 19, 2022 Introduced by: Stacey E. Plaskett Democratic · Virgin Islands See on congress.gov

Health

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Became law

Sep 20, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sep 19, 2022

Introduced in House

Sep 19, 2022

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

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Latest action September 20, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Readable Insurance Coverage Explanations Act or the RICE Act

This bill requires health insurance plans to annually submit, in a machine-readable file, a summary of benefits and coverage under the plan to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). HHS must publish the summaries online.

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