3.0.0 254 2023-01-11T13:28:49Z 2023-01-11T13:28:49Z Senate S 2015-01-26 114 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-01-26T23:35:51Z Restoring Access to Medication and Improving Health Savings Act of 2016 114 1270 HR 2016-07-11 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 550. Related bill CRS Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2015 114 709 S 2015-03-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2015-01-26 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2015-01-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress P000449 Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] Rob Portman R OH N A000368 Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] Kelly Ayotte R NH 2015-01-26 True M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY 2015-01-26 True S001184 Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] Tim Scott R SC 2015-01-26 True Health Comprehensive health care Employee benefits and pensions Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Income tax deductions Sales and excise taxes Small business Wages and earnings Health 00 2015-01-26 Introduced in Senate 2015-05-13T13:19:26Z Small Business Health Relief Act of 2015

Repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code that: (1) impose fines on large employers (those with 50 or more full-time employees) who fail to offer their full-time employees the opportunity to enroll in minimum essential health insurance coverage, and (2) require large employers to file a report with the Department of the Treasury on health insurance coverage provided to their full-time employees.

Repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) that: (1) limit the annual deductible on health plans offered in the small group market, (2) deem catastrophic plans to meet essential health benefits coverage requirements for certain individuals, and (3) impose an annual fee on health insurance entities.

Deems high deductible health plans to meet essential health benefits coverage requirements if the enrollee has established a health savings account.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to repeal the limitation on premium rate variance by age in the individual or small group market.

Repeals the prohibitions on payments for over-the-counter medications from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, and health flexible spending arrangements.

Repeals the $2,500 annual limit on employee contributions by salary reduction to a health flexible spending arrangement under a cafeteria plan.

Allows a health plan to maintain its status as a grandfathered health plan regardless of any modification to cost-sharing, employer contribution rates, or covered benefits. Makes this allowance effective as if included in PPACA.

]]> Small Business Health Relief Act of 2015 Display Title Small Business Health Relief Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to lower health premiums and increase choice for small businesses. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Small Business Health Relief Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s254is/xml/BILLS-114s254is.xml 2015-01-26 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.