3.0.0 391 2019-11-15T21:55:04Z 2019-11-15T21:55:04Z Senate S S 2009-02-05 111 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-02-06T01:30:50Z Healthy Americans Act 111 1321 HR 2009-03-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2009-02-05 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2009-02-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR N B000382 Sen. Bennett, Robert F. [R-UT] ROBERT BENNETT R UT F. 2009-02-05 True I000025 Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL INOUYE D HI KEN 2009-02-05 True S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA 2009-02-05 True L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2009-02-05 True L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2009-02-05 True C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID 2009-02-05 True N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2009-02-05 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2009-02-05 True C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2009-02-05 True G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2009-02-05 True A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN 2009-02-05 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2009-02-05 True G000445 Sen. Gregg, Judd [R-NH] Judd Gregg R NH 2009-03-19 False K000373 Sen. Kaufman, Edward E. [D-DE] Edward Kaufman D DE E. 2009-06-25 False Health Advisory bodies Aging Child health Civil actions and liability Comprehensive health care Disability assistance Elementary and secondary education Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government trust funds Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health care quality Health facilities and institutions Health information and medical records Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Income tax credits Income tax deductions Income tax exclusion Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medicaid Medical education Medicare Prescription drugs State and local finance State and local government operations Health 00 2009-02-05 Introduced in Senate 2009-03-12T17:55:05Z Healthy Americans Act - Requires each adult individual to have the opportunity to purchase a Healthy Americans Private Insurance Plan (HAPI), which is: (1) a plan offered by a state; or (2) an employer-sponsored health coverage plan. Makes individuals who are not enrolled in another specified health plan and who are not opposed to coverage for religious reasons responsible for enrolling themselves and their dependent children in a HAPI plan offered through their state of residence. Sets forth penalties for failure to enroll.

Establishes standardized coverage and state options for HAPI plans. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate guidelines concerning the benefits, items, and services to be covered. Sets forth requirements for setting premiums. Requires the Secretary to establish the Healthy America Advisory Committee to provide annual recommendations concerning modifications to the benefits, items, and services required.

Provides for school-based health centers.

Authorizes states to establish and operate a State Choices for Long-Term Care Program.

Requires the Secretary to establish Chronic Care Education Centers.

Requires states to establish or designate a state Health Help Agency to carry out the administration of HAPI plans and to promote prevention and wellness for residents.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require employers and individuals to each make shared responsibility payments for HAPI plan premiums.

Sets forth requirements for health insurance issuers offering a HAPI plan.

Establishes the Healthy Americans Public Health Trust Fund for the payment of: (1) premium subsidies; and (2) bonuses to states for implementing medical malpractice reform.

Terminates federal health benefits coverage, including coverage provided under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).

]]> Healthy Americans Act Short Titles as Introduced Healthy Americans Act Display Title Healthy Americans Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away. Introduced in Senate 2009-02-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s391is/xml/BILLS-111s391is.xml 2009-02-05 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.