3.0.0 7166 2021-06-07T20:07:05Z 2021-06-07T20:07:05Z House H HR 2008-09-26 110 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif15 Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2008-09-26T19:03:49Z Referred to 2008-09-26T13:00:25Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-09-26T13:00:20Z 2008-09-26 hsif15 Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials. Committee 2008-09-26 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 2008-09-26 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 2008-09-26 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 2008-09-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001167 Rep. Sali, Bill [R-ID-1] Bill Sali R ID 1 N Health Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health information and medical records Health personnel Income tax credits Income tax exclusion Medicare Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Tax treatment of families Veterans' medical care Health 00 2008-09-26 Introduced in House 2009-01-14T19:51:56Z American Health Care Access Improvement, Portability, and Cost Reduction Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to allow qualified primary care physicians or qualified nurse practitioners a tax credit of $1,000 for each month such providers provide services in a health professional shortage area.

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to make changes to the conversion factor for FY2010 for physicians Medicare payments.

Allows a refundable tax credit for qualified health insurance coverage. Provides for advance payment of such credit.

Revises IRC provisions relating to health savings accounts (HSAs) to: (1) allow HSAs to incorporate flexible spending and health reimbursement arrangements; (2) increase the annual HSA contribution limitation; (3) permit the use of HSAs to purchase health insurance; (4) allow the payment of certain medical expenses incurred before the establishment of an HSA; (5) allow veterans eligible for service-connected disability benefits to establish an HSA; and (6) allow spouses to make increased catch-up contributions to a single HSA.

Requires the inclusion of education information about advance directives in the annual notice of Medicare benefits sent to eligible individuals.

Revises provisions concerning Medicare+Choice private fee-for-service plans related to access standards under the plans and utilization.

]]> American Health Care Access Improvement, Portability, and Cost Reduction Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced American Health Care Access Improvement, Portability, and Cost Reduction Act of 2008 Display Title American Health Care Access Improvement, Portability, and Cost Reduction Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To improve access to health care and health insurance. Introduced in House 2008-09-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr7166ih/xml/BILLS-110hr7166ih.xml 2008-09-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials. 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.