3.0.0 1019 2023-01-11T19:47:54Z 2023-01-11T19:47:54Z Senate S S 2007-03-28 110 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-03-28T22:55:57Z 2007-03-28 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2007-03-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000560 Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] TOM COBURN R OK N B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze 2007-03-28 True C000286 Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] SAXBY CHAMBLISS R GA 2007-03-28 True I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2007-03-28 True D000595 Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] James DeMint R SC W. 2007-05-11 False A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN 2007-05-17 False M001162 Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL] Mel Martinez R FL 2007-05-23 False C000858 Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] LARRY CRAIG R ID EDWIN 2007-12-05 False V000126 Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH] GEORGE VOINOVICH R OH V. 2008-04-16 False Health Administrative procedure Agriculture and Food Ambulatory care Armed Forces and National Security Capital Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commerce Conflict of interests Congress Congressional reporting requirements Consumer education Continuum of care Corporate finance Crime and Law Enforcement Data banks Department of Health and Human Services Disabled Economics and Public Finance Education Employee health benefits Executive reorganization Families Federal aid to health facilities Federal preemption Finance and Financial Sector Fines (Penalties) Food stamps Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Government trust funds Governmental investigations Health education Health facilities Health information systems Health insurance Health planning Higher education Income tax Indian medical care Individual retirement accounts Insurance agents Insurance companies Insurance premiums Intergovernmental fiscal relations Interstate relations Kidney diseases Labor and Employment Law Licenses Managed care Medicaid Medical economics Medical education Medical fees Medical malpractice Medical records Medical savings accounts Medicare Military dependents Minorities Nutrition Physicians Preventive medicine Public service advertising Rehabilitation of the disabled Right of privacy Science, Technology, Communications Self-employed Social Security Administration Social Welfare State laws Tax credits Tax deductions Tax exclusion Taxation Terminal care Trade regulation Vaccines Veterans' medical care Health 00 2007-03-28 Introduced in Senate 2007-06-11T19:31:59Z Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act - Provides for health promotion and disease prevention activities, including requiring the Secretary of Health and Human Services to convene an interagency coordinating committee to develop a national strategic plan for prevention.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow participants in high deductible health care insurance plans an increased tax deduction for contributions to a health savings account; and (2) allow individual taxpayers a refundable tax credit for health insurance costs paid.

Requires states to establish and operate a qualified high risk pool or a state-designated alternative that ensures access to private health insurance for medically uninsurable individuals.

Health Care Choice Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to apply the laws of the primary state (as designated by the health insurance issuer) to individual health insurance coverage offered by that issuer in the primary state and in any secondary state if certain requirements are met.

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to authorize the Secretary to adjust the amount of the Medicare Part B premium for participation in certain healthy behaviors.

Establishes in the Treasury a Medical Retirement Account Fund to distribute retirement benefits to individuals who renounce eligibility for Medicare.

Amends SSA title XIX (Medicaid) to establish a Medicaid Advantage program to provide individuals a medical home where they receive a seamless continuum of medical care and care management that meets certain requirements.

Allows the Secretary to award grants to states for administrative health care tribunals for the resolution of disputes concerning injuries allegedly caused by health care providers.

Amends SSA title XI to create safe harbors from civil and criminal penalties in current anti-kickback laws for providing certain health information technology and training services.

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