3.0.0 5011 2023-01-01T20:19:17Z 2023-01-01T20:19:17Z House HR 2021-08-13 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 146 (Friday, August 13, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GOMEZ:H.R. 5011.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H4331]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2021-08-16T17:12:39Z Referred to 2021-08-13T16:00:25Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2021-08-13T17:50:17Z Referred to 2021-08-13T16:00:30Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2021-08-13T16:00:35Z Choose Medicare Act 117 1180 S 2021-04-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Identical bill CRS 2021-08-16 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2021-08-13 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2021-08-13 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2021-08-13 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2021-08-13 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2021-08-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-08-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000585 Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] Jimmy Gomez D CA 34 N B001292 Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] Donald Beyer D VA S. 8 2021-08-13 True B001296 Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] Brendan Boyle D PA F. 2 2021-08-13 True P000604 Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] Donald Payne D NJ M. 10 2021-08-13 True H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2021-08-13 True E000296 Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] Dwight Evans D PA 3 2021-08-13 True L000557 Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] JOHN LARSON D CT B. 1 2021-08-13 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2021-09-21 False Health Health 00 2021-08-13 Introduced in House 2021-08-26T18:23:54Z Choose Medicare Act

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish public health insurance plans and addresses health insurance costs. Such public plans must be offered on health insurance exchanges and (1) meet the requirements of a qualified health plan; (2) cover benefits at the gold plan level; and (3) cover reproductive services, including abortions.

Additionally, the bill makes a series of changes related to health insurance costs, including

  • requiring employers to refer employees to health care navigators to assist with enrollment,
  • establishing an annual limit on out-of-pocket costs for services under Medicare,
  • providing HHS with the authority to negotiate prices under the Medicare prescription drug benefit program,
  • expanding the premium-assistance credit by benchmarking the credit amount to the second-lowest cost gold plan and increasing the income threshold for eligibility,
  • requiring qualified health plans to reduce cost sharing for low-income plan holders,
  • providing funding for states to provide reinsurance to health insurance issuers and to assist individuals with out-of-pocket costs for plans offered through health insurance exchanges,
  • applying the premium rate-setting requirements to large group health plans, and
  • requiring HHS or states to take corrective actions to address unreasonable premium rates set by insurance issuers.


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