3.0.0 2728 2022-02-03T05:33:20Z 2022-02-03T05:33:20Z House H HR 2005-05-26 109 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2005-06-17T15:40:56Z Referred to 2005-05-26T14:00:40Z 2005-06-17 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2005-05-26 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2005-05-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-05-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000275 Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3] JOHN SHADEGG R AZ 3 N Health Associations, institutions, etc. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Consumer discounts Discrimination in insurance Discrimination in medical care Federal preemption Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Health insurance Insurance companies Managed care Preventive medicine State laws Health 00 2005-05-26 Introduced in House 2005-08-17T20:09:51Z Health Care Access and Availability Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide for health benefits coverage through individual membership associations (IMAs), which are organizations operated under the direction of an association that: (1) has been in existence for at least five years; (2) was formed for purposes other than obtaining insurance; and (3) does not condition membership on any health status-related factor.

Prohibits an IMA from offering health benefits coverage to any member unless the same coverage is offered to all members of the IMA.

Provides that the IMA shall provide health benefits coverage only through contracts with health insurance issuers and shall not assume insurance risk with respect to such coverage. Allows an IMA to provide administrative services for members, including accounting, billings, and enrollment information.

Requires an IMA to file with the Secretary of Health and Human Services information that demonstrates the IMA's compliance with the requirements of this Act.

Requires that health benefits coverage offered through an IMA be: (1) underwritten by a health insurance issuer that is licensed under state law and meets all state standards relating to consumer protection; and (2) approved or otherwise be permitted under state law.

]]> Health Care Access and Availability Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Health Care Access and Availability Act of 2005 Display Title Health Care Access and Availability Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Public Health Service Act to expand health care access and choice of coverage through Individual Membership Associations (IMAs). Introduced in House 2005-05-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr2728ih/xml/BILLS-109hr2728ih.xml 2005-06-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.