3.0.0 1324 2023-01-11T13:18:36Z 2023-01-11T13:18:36Z Senate S S 2009-06-23 111 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-06-23T18:53:53Z 2009-06-23 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2009-06-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000595 Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] James DeMint R SC W. N I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2009-07-21 False H001016 Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] KAY HUTCHISON R TX BAILEY 2009-09-08 False Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration Civil actions and liability Consumer affairs Department of Health and Human Services Federal preemption Financial crises and stabilization Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Income tax credits Insurance industry and regulation Medicaid Medicare State and local government operations Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Health 00 2009-06-23 Introduced in Senate 2009-11-05T14:41:01Z Health Care Freedom Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for qualified health insurance costs. Allows a health savings account or an Archer medical savings account to be used to purchase a high deductible health plan.

Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2009 or the MCAP Act - Sets forth provisions regulating lawsuits for health care liability claims related to the provision of health care services, including limiting noneconomic and punitive damages.

Health Care Choice Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide that the laws of the state designated by a health insurance issuer (primary state) shall apply to individual health insurance coverage offered by that issuer in the primary state and in any other state (secondary state), but only if the coverage and issuer comply with specified conditions.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award block grants to states to provide for the development of innovative models that ensure affordable health insurance coverage for Americans with preexisting health conditions.

Sets forth disclosure requirements, including requiring: (1) the provision of price information to Medicare or Medicaid patients; and (2) the provision of allowable payment information to enrollees of group health plans.

Prohibits the Secretary of the Treasury from making any payment or obligation under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. Provides for collection of revenues relating to such Act. Rescinds any funds available under such Act that have not been obligated and makes such funds available to carry out this Act.

]]> Health Care Freedom Act of 2009 Display Title Health Care Freedom Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to ensure that every American has a health insurance plan that they can afford, own, and keep. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Health Care Freedom Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Health Care Choice Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill MCAP Act Introduced in Senate 2009-06-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s1324is/xml/BILLS-111s1324is.xml 2009-06-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.