Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 466
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Protecting Americans with Pre-existing Conditions Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Feb 13, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Feb 13, 2019
Latest Action
Feb 13, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
466
Congress
116
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
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Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Protecting Americans with Pre-existing Conditions Act of 2019

This bill nullifies the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Health and Human Services guidance titled "State Relief and Empowerment Waivers," published on October 24, 2018. The guidance pertains to Section 1332 waivers (also known as State Innovation Waivers or State Relief and Empowerment Waivers), which allow states to forego certain requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in order to implement experimental plans for health care coverage, as long as the resulting coverage meets certain statutory criteria.

The guidance, which supersedes earlier guidance from 2015, alters agency interpretation of how states may satisfy the statutory criteria for waiver approval. For example, the guidance (1) redefines acceptable coverage under such waivers to include short-term, limited-duration insurance and association health plans; (2) allows the comprehensiveness and affordability of coverage under such waivers to be assessed based on projected availability, rather than enrollment; and (3) allows the level of coverage to be assessed based on the effects over the entire course of the waiver, rather than per year.

Text (1)
February 13, 2019
Actions (2)
02/13/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
02/13/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 4:17:46 PM