3.0.0 1030 2023-01-15T15:48:21Z 2023-01-15T15:48:21Z Senate S S 2003-05-08 108 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-05-08T23:02:58Z Health Coverage, Affordability, Responsibility, and Equity Act of 2003 108 2402 HR 2003-09-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and the House. Identical bill CRS 2003-05-08 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5956-5964) IntroReferral 2003-05-08 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5953-5956) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-05-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS N Health Access to health care Child health Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Consumer education Cost control Disabled Economics and Public Finance Employee health benefits Expedited congressional procedure Families Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to child health services Federal employees Finance and Financial Sector Flexible benefit plans Fraud Government Operations and Politics Government employees' health insurance Government paperwork Health care fraud Health insurance Health insurance continuation Health maintenance organizations House rules and procedure Income tax Insurance premiums Labor and Employment Law Legislation Licenses Managed care Marketing Medicaid Medical economics Medically uninsured Medicare Poor children Poverty Preventive medicine Profit Reinsurance Senate rules and procedure Small business Social Welfare Standards State employees Tax credits Tax penalties Tax refunds Tax returns Welfare eligibility Welfare waivers Health 00 2003-05-08 Introduced in Senate 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z Amends Title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) of the Act to permit a State to opt to provide coverage of targeted low-income children in excess of the State's allotment.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a credit for the cost of qualified health insurance for the taxpayer or qualifying family members.

Provides for the advance payment by the Secretary of the Treasury of credit for health insurance costs of eligible low-income individuals.

Establishes a program of health insurance purchasing pools (purchasing pools) for eligible individuals in participating states.

Sets conditions entities must meet to enter into contracts with a purchasing pool operator. Prohibits participating insurers from limiting or denying coverage or increasing premiums for any of specified health factors.

Directs the Secretary to establish standards for State-based reinsurance programs, and permits the Secretary to award grants to States to cover the costs of such programs.

Directs the Secretary to establish the National Advisory Commission on Expanded Access to Health Care, which shall assess the effectiveness of programs designed to expand health care coverage or make such coverage affordable to otherwise uninsured individuals.

Permits a State to apply to the Secretary for waivers of such provisions of law as may be necessary for the State to implement policies that make comprehensive, affordable health coverage available for all State residents.]]>

HealthCARE Act of 2003 Display Title HealthCARE Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced A bill to expand the number of individuals and families with health insurance coverage, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced HealthCARE Act of 2003 Short Titles as Introduced Health Coverage, Affordability, Responsibility, and Equity Act of 2003 Introduced in Senate 2003-05-08T04:00:00Z 2003-05-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5956-5964) 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.