[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6452 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6452

  To repeal provisions of the recently enacted health care reform law 
  that prohibit the establishment of annual limits on health benefits.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 29, 2010

 Mr. Ackerman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To repeal provisions of the recently enacted health care reform law 
  that prohibit the establishment of annual limits on health benefits.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Second Health Insurance Protects 
America--Can't Repeal IT (HIPA-CRIT) Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF HEALTH CARE REFORM PROHIBITION ON ESTABLISHMENT OF 
              ANNUAL LIMITS ON HEALTH BENEFITS.

    The provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
(Public Law 111-148), insofar as such Act under section 2711(a)(1)(B) 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-11(a)(1)(B)) 
prohibits a group health plan or a health insurance issuer offering 
group or individual health insurance coverage from establishing annual 
limits on the dollar value of benefits for any participant or 
beneficiary, are hereby repealed, effective as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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