3.0.0 898 2023-01-11T13:19:22Z 2023-01-11T13:19:22Z Senate S S 2009-04-24 111 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-04-24T17:03:59Z States' Right To Innovate in Health Care Act of 2009 111 2816 HR 2009-06-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2009-04-24 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2009-04-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT N Health Department of Health and Human Services Executive agency funding and structure Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health programs administration and funding Intergovernmental relations State and local government operations Health 00 2009-04-24 Introduced in Senate 2009-05-04T19:24:41Z States' Right To Innovate in Health Care Act of 2009 - Amends the Social Security Act to add a new title XXII (State Comprehensive Health Care and Cost Containment Demonstration Projects).

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a state-based Universal Health Care Coverage Commission to participate in the review of state applications for planning and demonstration grants for the development of a cost-effective delivery system of universal, comprehensive health care with simplified administration.

Authorizes such grants.

Requires a state plan to provide: (1) coverage of all eligible state residents, without regard to employment status, income, health status or preexisting condition, or location of residency within the state; and (2) health benefits that are at least actuarially equivalent to the standard Blue Cross/Blue Shield preferred provider option service benefit plan under the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program.

Allows one or more contiguous states in a geographic region to file a joint application for such grants.

Authorizes Interstate Compacts of states to conduct joint health care programs under a grant.

]]> States' Right To Innovate in Health Care Act of 2009 Display Title States' Right To Innovate in Health Care Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide grants and flexibility through demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, cost-effective systems of health care coverage, with simplified administration. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced States' Right To Innovate in Health Care Act of 2009 Introduced in Senate 2009-04-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s898is/xml/BILLS-111s898is.xml 2009-04-24 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.