[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1234 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1234

  To restore to States the freedom and flexibility to regulate health 
               insurance markets, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 4, 2015

   Mr. Tom Price of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was 
 referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to 
the Committees on Ways and Means and Education and the Workforce, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To restore to States the freedom and flexibility to regulate health 
               insurance markets, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Medical Freedom Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. RESTORING TO STATES THE FREEDOM AND FLEXIBILITY TO REGULATE 
              HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETS.

    (a) Elimination of PPACA Restrictions on the Insurance Market.--Any 
provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 
111-148) or the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 
(Public Law 111-152) amending title XXVII of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg et seq.), or amending the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 or the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 in order to 
incorporate or apply such an amendment to such title XXVII, is repealed 
and the provisions of law amended by such provisions of the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education 
Reconciliation Act of 2010 are restored or revived as if such Acts had 
not been enacted.
    (b) HSAs and FSAs.--Any provision of, or amendment made by, the 
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) or the 
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-
152) applying a requirement or restriction on a health savings account 
(within the meaning of section 223(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986) or a health flexible spending arrangement (within the meaning of 
section 106(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) is repealed and 
the provisions of law amended by such provisions of the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education 
Reconciliation Act of 2010 are restored or revived as if such Acts had 
not been enacted.
    (c) Expanded Health Plan Selection.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1301(a)(1) of the Patient 
        Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18021(a)(1)) is 
        amended by striking ``a health plan that'' and all that follows 
        through the period at the end and inserting ``any health plan 
        (as defined in subsection (b)).''.
            (2) Direct primary care medical home plans.--Section 
        1301(a)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 18021(a)(3)) is amended by 
        striking ``medical home plan that meets criteria'' and all that 
        follows through the period at the end and inserting ``medical 
        home plan.''.
            (3) Stand-alone dental benefits.--Section 1311(d)(2)(B)(ii) 
        of such Act (42 U.S.C. 18031(d)(2)(B)(ii)) is amended by 
        striking ``health plan) if the plan'' and all that follows 
        through the period at the end and inserting ``health plan).''.
            (4) Conforming amendments.--The following provisions of the 
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) 
        shall have no force or effect after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act:
                    (A) Section 1301(b)(1)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                18021(b)(1)(B)).
                    (B) Paragraphs (1), (2), and (6) of section 1311(c) 
                of such Act (42 U.S.C. 18031(c)).
                    (C) Section 1311(d)(4)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                18031(d)(4)(A)).
                    (D) Section 1311(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                18031(e)).
                    (E) Section 1311(j) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                18031(j)).
                    (F) Subparagraphs (B) and (D) of section 1321(a)(1) 
                of such Act (42 U.S.C. 18041(a)(1)).
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