Patient Opportunity Protection Act of 2015
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Dec 18, 2015)
Patient Opportunity Protection Act of 2015
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from imposing additional conditions on excepted benefits, which are health benefits that are not subject to requirements applicable to group health plans or individual health insurance.
In the individual health insurance market, HHS may not condition the treatment of fixed indemnity insurance as an excepted benefit on the beneficiary satisfying the requirement for minimum essential coverage.
The amendments made by this bill are retroactively effective as if included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.What just happenedDec 18, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseDec 18, 2015
- Dec 18, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Dec 18, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Dec 18, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Dec 18, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House