[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6454 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6454

  To repeal provisions of the recently enacted health care reform law 
               that prohibit health coverage rescissions.


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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 health coverage rescissions.

    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 ``First Health Insurance Protects 
America--Can't Repeal IT (HIPA-CRIT) Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF HEALTH CARE REFORM PROHIBITION ON RESCISSIONS.

    The provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
(Public Law 111-148), insofar as such Act under section 2712 of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-12) prohibits a group health 
plan and a health insurance issuer offering group or individual health 
insurance coverage from rescinding such plan or coverage with respect 
to an enrollee once the enrollee is covered under such plan or coverage 
involved and requires prior notice to an enrollee before such a plan or 
coverage is cancelled, are hereby repealed, effective as of the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
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