3.0.0 2427 2023-01-11T13:19:13Z 2023-01-11T13:19:13Z House H HR 2009-05-14 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2009-05-15T16:32:13Z Referred to 2009-05-14T14:06:43Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-05-14T14:06:46Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-05-14T14:06:45Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-05-14T14:06:44Z Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act of 2009 111 1050 S 2009-05-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5524-5527) Identical bill CRS 2009-05-15 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2009-05-14 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2009-05-14 Referred to House Education and Labor IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2009-05-14 Referred to House Ways and Means IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2009-05-14 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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 2009-05-14 Referred to House Energy and Commerce IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-05-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-05-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000216 Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] ROSA DELAURO D CT 3 N S001162 Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13] Allyson Schwartz D PA Y. 13 2009-05-14 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2009-05-14 True L000563 Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] Daniel Lipinski D IL William 3 2009-05-14 True C000380 Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] DONNA CHRISTENSEN D VI M. 0 2009-05-14 True C001036 Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23] LOIS CAPPS D CA 23 2009-05-14 True M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 3 2009-05-14 True C001069 Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] Joe Courtney D CT 2 2009-05-14 True B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2009-05-14 True B000410 Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28] HOWARD BERMAN D CA L. 28 2009-05-14 True D000210 Rep. Delahunt, Bill [D-MA-10] Bill Delahunt D MA 10 2009-05-14 True L000480 Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] NITA LOWEY D NY M. 18 2009-05-14 True F000339 Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] BARNEY FRANK D MA 4 2009-05-18 False S000480 Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28] LOUISE SLAUGHTER D NY M. 28 2009-05-20 False W000794 Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33] Diane Watson D CA E. 33 2009-05-21 False S000030 Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-47] LORETTA SANCHEZ D CA 47 2009-05-21 False C001059 Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-20] Jim Costa D CA 20 2009-05-21 False R000486 Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-34] LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD D CA 34 2009-05-21 False B001234 Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43] JOE BACA D CA 43 2009-05-21 False H000213 Rep. Harman, Jane [D-CA-36] JANE HARMAN D CA 36 2009-05-21 False F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2009-06-02 False D000482 Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14] MIKE DOYLE D PA 14 2009-06-03 False B001254 Rep. Boren, Dan [D-OK-2] Dan Boren D OK 2 2009-06-10 False T000465 Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-5] Niki Tsongas D MA 5 2009-06-15 False H001039 Rep. Hall, John J. [D-NY-19] John Hall D NY J. 19 2009-06-17 False J000283 Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2] JESSE JACKSON D IL L. 2 2009-06-23 False H001032 Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] RUSH HOLT D NJ D. 12 2009-07-07 False K000113 Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1] PATRICK KENNEDY D RI J. 1 2009-07-07 False K000336 Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] DENNIS KUCINICH D OH J. 10 2009-07-16 False B001242 Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] Timothy Bishop D NY H. 1 2009-07-28 False P000096 Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-8] WILLIAM PASCRELL D NJ J. 8 2009-09-24 False D000399 Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25] LLOYD DOGGETT D TX 25 2009-10-06 False Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Consumer affairs Department of Health and Human Services Department of Labor Department of the Treasury Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health care quality Insurance industry and regulation Marketing and advertising Prescription drugs Health 00 2009-05-14 Introduced in House 2009-08-13T22:00:29Z Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) develop standards for health insurance issuers in providing information to group health plans, for forms used in connection with group health insurance coverage, for quality assurance, for marketing of group health insurance coverage, and for the accuracy and clarity of coverage for out-of-network providers; (2) undertake activities to promote accountability of health insurance issuers in meeting federal health insurance requirements; (3) provide grants to Departments of Insurance in states to assist in enforcement of federal health insurance requirements governing health insurance issuers operating in such states; (4) undertake activities to promote transparency in costs, market practices, and other factors for health insurance coverage; and (5) establish within HHS an Office of Health Insurance Oversight to promote accountability and transparency in health insurance and provide for assistance to consumers in selecting health care coverage.

Directs the Secretaries of Labor and the Treasury to establish standards and accountability and transparency initiatives for group health plans comparable to the standards established by the HHS Secretary under this Act.

]]> Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act of 2009 Display Title Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to establish Federal standards for health insurance forms, quality, fair marketing, and honesty in out-of-network coverage in the group and individual health insurance markets, to improve transparency and accountability in those markets, and to establish a Federal Office of Health Insurance Oversight to monitor performance in those markets, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act of 2009 Introduced in House 2009-05-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr2427ih/xml/BILLS-111hr2427ih.xml 2009-05-15 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.