[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5652 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5652

 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for coverage by 
high deductible health plans of medical management of a chronic disease 
                          without deductible.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 7, 2016

 Mrs. Black (for herself and Mr. Blumenauer) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for coverage by 
high deductible health plans of medical management of a chronic disease 
                          without deductible.

    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 ``Access to Better Care Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. PROVISION FOR COVERAGE BY HIGH DEDUCTIBLE HEALTH PLANS OF 
              MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF A CHRONIC DISEASE WITHOUT 
              DEDUCTIBLE.

    (a) In General.--Section 223(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(E) Safe harbor for absence of medical management 
                of a chronic disease deductible.--
                            ``(i) In general.--A plan shall not fail to 
                        be treated as a high deductible health plan by 
                        reason of failing to have a deductible for 
                        medical management of a chronic disease.
                            ``(ii) Definition of medical management of 
                        a chronic disease.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--For purposes of 
                                this subparagraph, the term `medical 
                                management of a chronic disease' means, 
                                except as otherwise provided by the 
                                Secretary, medical care described in 
                                section 213(d)(1)(A) which has the 
                                primary purpose of managing a chronic 
                                condition or disease by preventing the 
                                onset of, further deterioration from, 
                                or complications associated with such 
                                chronic condition or disease.
                                    ``(II) Chronic condition or 
                                disease.--The term `chronic condition 
                                or disease' means a condition or 
                                disease that is expected to last for 
                                more than one year, limits what a 
                                person can do, and requires ongoing 
                                medical monitoring.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to plan years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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