3.0.0 979 2023-01-11T19:59:56Z 2023-01-11T19:59:56Z House H HR 2007-02-12 110 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed02 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Referred to 2007-06-05T15:30:37Z Referred to 2007-02-12T17:31:40Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2007-03-07T17:12:13Z Referred to 2007-02-12T17:31:45Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2007-02-13T15:07:38Z Referred to 2007-02-12T17:31:35Z 2007-06-05 hsed02 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. Committee 2007-03-07 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2007-02-13 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2007-02-12 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, 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 2007-02-12 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, 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 2007-02-12 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, 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 2007-02-12 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, 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 2007-02-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-02-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress N000159 Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-10] CHARLES NORWOOD R GA W. 10 N D000355 Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-15] JOHN DINGELL D MI D. 15 2007-02-12 True Health Access to health care Child health Clinical trials Communication in medicine Conflict of interests Consumer complaints Consumer education Consumer protection Discrimination in insurance Discrimination in medical care Drugs Emergency Management Emergency medicine Employee health benefits Families Federal preemption Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Grievance procedures Gynecology Health insurance Health insurance continuation Health maintenance organizations Labor and Employment Law Licenses Managed care Maternal health services Medical ethics Medical personnel Obstetrics Patients' rights Physician-patient privilege Physicians Prescription pricing Women Women's health Health 00 2007-02-12 Introduced in House 2007-04-06T18:22:57Z Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act of 2007 - Sets forth standards for group health plans, including: (1) requiring plans to conduct utilization review activities in accordance with this Act; (2) establishing internal and external appeals processes; (3) requiring a grievance system; (4) requiring the plans to offer out-of network coverage; (5) prohibiting plans from requiring prior authorization for emergency services; (6) prohibiting prior authorization requirements for access to obstetrical or gynecological care; (7) requiring plans to provide for continuity of care during a transition period; (8) requiring plans to provide exceptions to formulary limitations; (9) prohibiting plans from restricting a health care professional from advising patients about health status or medical care; and (10) requiring prompt payment of claims.

Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to require group health plans to comply with the patient protection requirements of this Act. Requires health insurance issuers offering individual health insurance coverage to comply with such requirements.

Sets forth effective dates and provisions regarding application of this Act to collective bargaining agreements.

Requires the Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury to ensure coordination of the administration of this Act.

Establishes the Health Care Panel to Devise a Uniform Explanation of Benefits to devise a single form for use by third-party health care payers for the remittance of claims to providers.

]]> Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect consumers in managed care plans and other health coverage. Introduced in House IH Display Title Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2007-02-12T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr979ih/xml/BILLS-110hr979ih.xml 2007-06-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. 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.