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.
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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
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Torres of New York introduced the following bill; which …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
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