To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide for 3 primary care visits and 3 behavioral health care visits without application of any cost-sharing requirement.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide for 3 primary care visits and 3 behavioral health care visits without application of any cost-sharing requirement., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Labor, Environment.
Who Benefits and How
health care providers and patients 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, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HAC646F71BE974E518148E40A3688FBF2: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act of 2024.
- Section H32B7EB2D14E2434A977A0A0907BC39AE: 2. Prohibition on application of cost sharing for certain primary care and behavioral health care visits Subpart B of part 7 of subtitle B of title I of the...
- Section HE9008AE50F434AD9BEA488EF9CA2E7B4: 721. Coverage of certain primary care and behavioral health care visits In addition to any item or service described in section 2713(a) of the Public Health...
- Section H367E32A110B14BD1B438FE1A61D4CA74: 2799A–6. Coverage of certain primary care and behavioral health care visits In addition to any item or service described in section 2713(a), a group health...
- Section HA4584CAAD3694EDFBE6AD6C52EE33CC3: 9821. Coverage of certain primary care and behavioral health care visits In addition to any item or service described in section 2713(a) of the Public Health...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide for 3 primary care visits and 3 behavioral health care visits without application of any cost-sharing requirement., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Labor, Environment
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide for 3 primary care visits and 3 behavioral health care visits without application of any cost-sharing requirement., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Underwood (for herself, Ms. Schrier, and Ms. Porter) introduced …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
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