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I 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5955 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 1, 2008 Mr. Walberg (for himself, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Judiciary, and Ways and Means, 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 A BILL To provide for comprehensive health reform.

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(a)

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This Act may be cited as the Making Health Care More Affordable Act of 2008. (b)

Table of contents

The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Title I—HEALTH INSURANCE TAX CREDIT Sec. 101. Refundable credit for health insurance coverage. Sec. 102. Advance payment of credit for purchasers of qualified health insurance. Title II—SMALL BUSINESS HEALTH PLANS Sec. 201. Rules governing association health plans. Sec. 202. Clarification of treatment of single employer arrangements. Sec. 203. Enforcement provisions relating to association health plans. Sec. 204. Cooperation between Federal and State authorities. Sec. 205. Effective date and transitional and other rules. Title III—PURCHASE HEALTH INSURANCE ACROSS STATE LINES Sec. 301. Cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage. Sec. 302. Severability. Title IV—EXPANSION OF HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS Subtitle A—Promoting Health for Future Generations Sec. 401. Short title. Sec. 402. Increase in HSA contribution limitation. Sec. 403. Medicare and VA healthcare enrollees eligible to contribute to HSA. Sec. 404. Expanding additional contributions limitation. Sec. 405. Eligibility to contribute to HSA. Sec. 406. Deduction of premiums for high deductible health plans. Sec. 407. MSA plan deductible exception for preventive care. Sec. 408. Permitting individual contributions to Medicare Advantage MSA. Sec. 409. Allowing MSA and HSA rollover to adult child of account holder. Sec. 410. Permitting Medicare Advantage MSA funds to be used for wellness and fitness programs. Sec. 411. Health reimbursement arrangements and spending arrangements in combination with health savings accounts. Sec. 412. Special rule for certain medical expenses incurred before establishment of account. Sec. 413. Allow both spouses to make catch-up contributions to the same HSA account. Sec. 414. FSA and HRA Termination to fund HSAs. Subtitle B—Increased Access to Health Insurance through HSAs Sec. 421. Short title. Sec. 422. Purchase of health insurance from health savings accounts. Title V—Health Care Tort Reform Sec. 501. Findings and purpose. Sec. 502. Encouraging speedy resolution of claims. Sec. 503. Compensating patient injury. Sec. 504. Maximizing patient recovery. Sec. 505. Additional health tort reform benefits. Sec. 506. Punitive damages. Sec. 507. Authorization of payment of future damages to claimants in health care lawsuits. Sec. 508. Definitions. Sec. 509. Effect on other laws. Sec. 510. State flexibility and protection of states’ rights. Sec. 511. Applicability; effective date. Sec. 512. Sense of Congress. Title VI—Health Information Technology Subtitle A—Assisting the Development of Health Information Technology Sec. 601. Purpose. Sec. 602. Health record banking. Sec. 603. Application of Federal and State security and confidentiality standards. Subtitle B—Promoting the Use of Health Information Technology to Better Coordinate Health Care Sec. 611. Safe harbors to antikickback civil penalties and criminal penalties for provision of health information technology and training services. Sec. 612. Exception to limitation on certain physician referrals (under stark) for provision of health information technology and training services to health care professionals. Sec. 613. Rules of construction regarding use of consortia.