3.0.0 1278 2023-01-11T13:18:37Z 2023-01-11T13:18:37Z Senate S S 2009-06-17 111 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-06-17T16:06:29Z 2009-06-17 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6723-6727) IntroReferral 2009-06-17 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6722-6723) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-06-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV N B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2009-06-17 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2009-06-23 False Health Advisory bodies Child health Congressional oversight Consumer affairs Department of Health and Human Services Executive agency funding and structure Government trust funds Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Insurance industry and regulation Medicaid Medicare Sales and excise taxes Tax-exempt organizations User charges and fees Health 00 2009-06-17 Introduced in Senate 2009-09-17T21:58:04Z Consumers Health Care Act of 2009 - Establishes within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) an Office of Health Plan Management to establish and administer the Consumer Choice Health Plan to provide for health insurance coverage that is made available to all eligible individuals in the United States and its territories. Requires the Plan to comply with all regulations and requirements that are applicable with respect to other health insurance plans offered through the National Health Insurance Exchange. (The National Health Insurance Exchange has not been established.)

Makes an individual or employer who is eligible to purchase coverage from a health insurance plan through the Exchange eligible to enroll in the Plan or purchase coverage for their employees from the Plan.

Treats an individual's enrollment with the Plan as satisfying any requirement under federal law for such individual to demonstrate enrollment in health insurance or benefits coverage.

Requires Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP, formerly known as SCHIP) providers to provide services to any individual enrolled in the Plan for three years following establishment of the Plan, after which the provider may opt-out. Sets forth provisions governing payment rates.

Requires repayment of funds necessary for the establishment of the Plan. Requires the Plan to be financially self-sustaining.

Authorizes the establishment of the America's Health Insurance Trust as a nonprofit corporation, to provide information on, and oversight of, health insurance plans provided through the Exchange.

Establishes in the Treasury the America's Health Insurance Trust Fund.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a fee on accident and health insurance policies and self-insured health plans.

]]> Consumers Health Care Act of 2009 Display Title Consumers Health Care Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish the Consumers Choice Health Plan, a public health insurance plan that provides an affordable and accountable health insurance option for consumers. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Consumers Health Care Act of 2009 Introduced in Senate 2009-06-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s1278is/xml/BILLS-111s1278is.xml 2009-06-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6723-6727) 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.