To ensure health care fairness and affordability for all Americans through universal access to equitable health insurance tax credits, reformed health savings accounts, and strengthened consumer protections, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill defines short title and purposes establishing the Health Care Fairness for All Act, which aims to eliminate ACA mandates while retaining consumer protections and promoting HSAs, defines key terms including basic health insurance, default health insurance coverage, limited benefit insurance, and confirms the Secretary refers to HHS Secretary, and repeals the ACA individual mandate (Section 5000A) for months beginning after December 31, 2024, eliminating the tax penalty for not having health insurance. It relies on definition changes, compliance mandates, exemptions, and repeal. The main policy areas are Healthcare, Finance, Taxation, and Trade.
Who Benefits and How
HSA custodians and administrators could gain revenue opportunities, Uninsured individuals who previously faced tax penalties could see lower costs, and Large employers with 50+ full-time employees could face lower compliance burdens.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal Treasury could face higher costs, Individuals with high out-of-pocket medical expenses could face higher costs, and Hospital systems with off-campus outpatient departments could lose revenue opportunities.
Key Provisions
- Defines short title and purposes establishing the Health Care Fairness for All Act, which aims to eliminate ACA mandates while retaining consumer protections and promoting HSAs.
- Defines key terms including basic health insurance, default health insurance coverage, limited benefit insurance, and confirms the Secretary refers to HHS Secretary.
- Repeals the ACA individual mandate (Section 5000A) for months beginning after December 31, 2024, eliminating the tax penalty for not having health insurance.
- Repeals the ACA employer mandate (Section 4980H) requiring large employers to offer health coverage, and eliminates associated reporting requirements under Section 6056.
- Exempts clarifies that employer HRAs for individual health insurance premiums do not constitute group health plans, exempting them from PHSA, ACA, ERISA, HIPAA, and COBRA requirements.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill defines short title and purposes establishing the Health Care Fairness for All Act, which aims to eliminate ACA mandates while retaining consumer protections and promoting HSAs, defines key terms including basic health insurance, default health insurance coverage, limited benefit insurance, and confirms the Secretary refers to HHS Secretary, and repeals the ACA individual mandate (Section 5000A) for months beginning after December 31, 2024, eliminating the tax penalty for not having health insurance.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Finance, Taxation, Trade
Primary Purpose
The bill defines short title and purposes establishing the Health Care Fairness for All Act, which aims to eliminate ACA mandates while retaining consumer protections and promoting HSAs, defines key terms including basic health insurance, default health insurance coverage, limited benefit insurance, and confirms the Secretary refers to HHS Secretary, and repeals the ACA individual mandate (Section 5000A) for months beginning after December 31, 2024, eliminating the tax penalty for not having health insurance.
Policy Domains
Title I - Healthcare Choice and Consumer Protections
Identified Gains
- HSA custodians and administrators
- Uninsured individuals who previously faced tax penalties
- Large employers with 50+ full-time employees
- Individuals purchasing health insurance without employer coverage
- Individuals purchasing health insurance
Identified Costs
- Federal Treasury
- Individuals with high out-of-pocket medical expenses
- Hospital systems with off-campus outpatient departments
- State Medicaid agencies
- Individuals with gaps in health coverage
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Sessions introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Consumers seeking temporary coverage options, Eligible individuals with creditable health coverage, Healthcare consumers seeking price information
Positive-direction: Consumers seeking temporary coverage options, Eligible individuals with creditable health coverage, Healthcare consumers seeking price information, Individuals purchasing health insurance, Individuals purchasing health insurance without employer coverage, Individuals with health savings accounts, Medicaid beneficiaries opting for private coverage, Medicare beneficiaries preferring home care, Uninsured individuals who previously faced tax penalties
Negative-direction: Individuals with gaps in health coverage, Individuals with high out-of-pocket medical expenses, Medicaid beneficiaries in states with reduced funding, Older adults in individual market
Banks and financial institutions serving as HSA trustees, HSA custodians and administrators, Health insurance companies
Health insurance companies in individual market faces effects in multiple directions
Positive-direction: Banks and financial institutions serving as HSA trustees, HSA custodians and administrators, Health insurance companies, Individual health insurance market insurers, Private health insurers, Short-term health insurance issuers
Negative-direction: Health insurance exchanges, Health plans covering elective abortion
Department of Health and Human Services, Federal Treasury, Federal government Medicaid spending
Federal Treasury faces effects in multiple directions
Positive-direction: Federal government Medicaid spending, Medicare program
Negative-direction: Department of Health and Human Services
Hospital systems with off-campus outpatient departments, Hospitals operating Hospital-at-Home programs, Hospitals serving disproportionate share of uninsured
Positive-direction: Hospitals operating Hospital-at-Home programs, Hospitals serving disproportionate share of uninsured
Negative-direction: Hospital systems with off-campus outpatient departments, Hospitals subject to price transparency requirements
State Medicaid agencies, State Medicaid programs, State health departments providing indigent care
Positive-direction: State health departments providing indigent care, State insurance regulators
Negative-direction: State Medicaid agencies, State Medicaid programs
Employers offering Health Reimbursement Arrangements, Employers providing health insurance, Large employers with 50+ full-time employees
Independent physician practices and ambulatory surgery centers
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of the Treasury
Note: 'The Secretary' generally refers to Secretary of HHS throughout Title I, but in sections related to tax credits (131) and HSAs (201), it refers to Secretary of the Treasury or requires consultation between both
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Health insurance coverage as specified by the State, including limited benefit insurance (defined in section 122(b))
Includes DC, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands
A high deductible health plan with prescription drug coverage limited to generic drugs for chronic conditions, meeting HSA requirements, with adequate provider network, covering childhood immunizations without cost sharing
Individual health insurance coverage that imposes an annual limit on amounts payable for items and services in a plan year
An Exchange established under title I of Public Law 111-148 (ACA)
The Secretary of Health and Human Services (unless otherwise specified)
A citizen or national of the United States or individual otherwise lawfully residing in the United States
A trust created in the US exclusively for paying qualified medical expenses of the account beneficiary, with contributions not tax-deductible but distributions tax-free for qualified expenses
Coverage as defined in title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, excluding plans that cover elective abortions (with exceptions for rape, incest, or life-threatening conditions)
Amounts paid for medical care (as defined in section 213(d)) for the individual, spouse, and dependents, not compensated by insurance
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