3.0.0 194 2023-01-11T13:35:21Z 2023-01-11T13:35:21Z Senate S 2017-01-23 115 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-01-24T00:39:57Z CHOICE Act 115 635 HR 2017-01-24 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Related bill CRS 2017-01-23 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2017-01-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI N B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2017-01-23 True F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2017-01-23 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2017-04-04 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2017-07-12 False H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2017-08-01 False M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2017-08-03 False B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2017-09-11 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2017-09-14 False W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2017-09-27 False D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2017-10-18 False B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2017-10-25 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2018-07-12 False H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2018-11-15 False Health Advisory bodies Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health care quality Health information and medical records Health programs administration and funding Medicaid Medicare Prescription drugs Public contracts and procurement State and local government operations Health 00 2017-01-23 Introduced in Senate 2017-04-03T13:10:02Z Consumer Health Options and Insurance Competition Enhancement Act or the CHOICE Act

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to offer, throughout the United States, a public health insurance option that provides value, choice, competition, and the stability of affordable, high-quality coverage. Plans under the public health insurance option must be qualified health plans and must include plans with bronze, silver, and gold tier benefits. (Qualified health plans are sold on health insurance exchanges, are the only plans eligible for premium subsidies, and fulfill an individual's requirement to maintain minimum essential coverage.)

States may establish advisory councils to provide recommendations to HHS on the operations and policies of the public health insurance option.

HHS must collect data to establish rates for premiums and health care provider reimbursement and for other purposes.

Premium rates for public health insurance option plans must: (1) fully finance administrative costs and provided health benefits, and (2) include a contingency margin.

HHS must negotiate rates for health care providers and prescription drugs under the public health insurance option. If HHS is unable to reach a negotiated agreement on rates, HHS must use Medicare rates.

States may not tax federal receipts or disbursements attributable to the operation of the public health insurance option.

HHS must establish conditions for participation by health care providers in the public health insurance option. A provider participating in Medicare or Medicaid is a participant in the public health insurance option unless the provider opts out.]]> CHOICE Act Display Title CHOICE Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a public health insurance option, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced CHOICE Act Short Titles as Introduced Consumer Health Options and Insurance Competition Enhancement Act Introduced in Senate 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s194is/xml/BILLS-115s194is.xml 2017-01-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.