3.0.0 5218 2023-01-14T22:48:42Z 2023-01-14T22:48:42Z House H HR 2004-10-05 108 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2004-10-08T18:42:35Z Referred to 2004-10-05T13:01:05Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2004-10-08T16:25:59Z Referred to 2004-10-05T13:01:00Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2004-10-05T13:01:10Z 2004-11-18 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2028-2029) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-10-08 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2004-10-08 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2004-10-05 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2004-10-05 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2004-10-05 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2004-10-05 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2004-10-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2004-10-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000132 Rep. Gephardt, Richard A. [D-MO-3] RICHARD GEPHARDT D MO A. 3 N Health Access to health care Administrative procedure Agriculture and Food Aid to dependent children Appropriations Block grants Business ethics Cash welfare block grants Coinsurance Commerce Communication in medicine Community health services Conflict of interests Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Cost effectiveness Department of Health and Human Services Drug abuse Drug abuse treatment Economics and Public Finance Education Elementary and secondary education Employee health benefits Executive reorganization Families Federal aid to child health services Finance and Financial Sector Food stamps Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Government paperwork Government procurement Government publicity Government statistics Government trust funds Grants-in-aid Health education Health insurance Health insurance continuation Higher education Homeless Illiteracy Income tax Indexing (Economic policy) Infants Insurance premiums Intergovernmental fiscal relations Labor and Employment Language and languages Law Long-term care insurance Married people Maternal health services Medicaid Medical economics Medical education Medical ethics Medical research Medically uninsured Medicare Mental health services National Institutes of Health (NIH) Parents Poor children Pregnant women Research centers Retiree health benefits School lunch program Science, Technology, Communications Self-employed Social Welfare Standards State laws Tax credits Tax refunds Tax-exempt organizations Taxation Translating and interpreting Welfare eligibility Welfare waivers Welfare work participation Women Health 00 2004-10-05 Introduced in House 2004-11-23T22:33:48Z Matt's Health Insurance Plan Act of 2004 - Requires each employer to offer health insurance coverage constituting qualified health care to employees, former employees, and their families.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit equal to 60 percent of the amount paid or incurred by an employer during the taxable year to provide qualified health care (directly or otherwise) to employees, former employees, and their families under a group health plan during the one year period ending January 1, 2005. Prescribes formulae for tax credits for other employers, including the self-employed, who provide qualified health insurance after such date. Allows a tax credit to certain low-wage workers for 25 percent of amounts paid for coverage under any subsidized health plan maintained by any employer of the taxpayer or of the taxpayer's spouse.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a program for payments to qualified nontaxpayer employers who provide qualified health care under this Act.

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to provide for access to Medicare benefits for individuals 55 to 65 years of age.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for a refundable tax credit for employee costs of COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) coverage.

Amends title XXI of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) rename the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) the FamilyCare Program; (2) provide for automatic enrollment of children born to title XXI parents; and (3) allow optional family care coverage of parents of targeted low income children and low-income pregnant women under Medicaid (SSA title XIX).

Revises the transitional medical assistance (TMA) program, allowing States to extend eligibility for low-income individuals for up to 12 additional months, and eliminating the sunset for TMA.

Increases the SCHIP allotment for each of FY 2002 through 2004.

Directs the Secretry to award demonstration grants to up to seven States (or other qualified entities) to conduct innovative programs designed to improve outreach to homeless individuals and families under specified programs, including Medicaid.

Limits cost-sharing under the FamilyCare program to 2.5 percent for families with income below 150 percent of poverty.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the National Center for Evidence-Based Healthcare Practices.

]]> Matt's Health Insurance Plan Act of 2004 Display Title Matt's Health Insurance Plan Act of 2004 Official Title as Introduced To increase health insurance coverage in America by requiring employers to offer health insurance coverage with greater government assistance and by expanding current safety net programs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Matt's Health Insurance Plan Act of 2004 Introduced in House 2004-10-05T04:00:00Z 2004-11-18 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2028-2029) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.