HR10331-118

Introduced

To prohibit health insurers, including Medicaid managed care organizations and other private health plans, from imposing arbitrary time caps on reimbursement for anesthesia services and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Dec 9, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To prohibit health insurers, including Medicaid managed care organizations and other private health plans, from imposing arbitrary time caps on reimbursement for anesthesia services and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Healthcare, Finance.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HEBB35186608C46848DFE9D3A804BC395: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Anesthesia for All Act.
  • Section HB6E3DA42A3E34C9A9801B55C14180A01: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Anesthesia care is essential and must be determined by medical necessity, not arbitrary limits. Time caps on...
  • Section HAD994842F3A644DC941843421F1693EF: 3. Prohibition on arbitrary time caps for anesthesia services Part A of title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg et seq.) is amended by...
  • Section H9E454928883E490E8A32B777120C4772: 2730. Prohibition on arbitrary time caps for anesthesia services A group health plan, and a health insurance issuer offering group or individual health...
  • Section H00245696902E4BB290E66B3AE81204F5: 4. Oversight by inspector general The Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services shall— conduct periodic audits of health...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To prohibit health insurers, including Medicaid managed care organizations and other private health plans, from imposing arbitrary time caps on reimbursement for anesthesia services and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Healthcare, Finance

Primary Purpose

This bill, To prohibit health insurers, including Medicaid managed care organizations and other private health plans, from imposing arbitrary time caps on reimbursement for anesthesia services and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Healthcare Finance

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 9, 2024

Mr. Torres of New York introduced the following bill; which …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Healthcare Finance
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

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