Primary Care Enhancement Act of 2016
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Sep 13, 2016)
Primary Care Enhancement Act of 2016
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) permit an individual to pay primary care service arrangement costs from a health savings account; and (2) allow an eligible taxpayer enrolled in a high-deductible health plan to take a tax deduction for cash paid into a health savings account, even if the taxpayer is simultaneously enrolled in a primary care service arrangement.
Under a "primary care service arrangement," an individual is provided coverage restricted to primary care services in exchange for a fixed periodic fee or payment for such services.
For the purposes of certain tax-deductible expenses for medical care, the bill expands the definition of "medical care" to include periodic provider fees, including: (1) periodic fees paid to a primary care physician for a defined set of medical services or the right to receive medical services on an as-needed basis; and (2) pre-paid primary care services designed to screen for, diagnose, cure, mitigate, treat, or prevent disease and promote wellness.
What just happenedSep 19, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseSep 13, 2016
- Sep 19, 2016Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Sep 13, 2016IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Ways and Means Committee - Sep 13, 2016IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Sep 13, 2016IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House