To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase penalties for group health plans and health insurance issuers for practices that violate balance billing requirements, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase penalties for group health plans and health insurance issuers for practices that violate balance billing requirements, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Government Operations, Healthcare.
Who Benefits and How
workers, employers, and labor regulators 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, workers, employers, and labor regulators may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HC6B8A41EBCC6497C922AA872D9F550FE: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Enhanced Enforcement of Health Coverage Act.
- Section HAF52496878B44581A97233F808750644: 2. Increasing penalties for group health plans and health insurance issuers for practices that violate balance billing requirements Section 2723(b)(2)(C) of...
- Section H77729DABC73C4E9D9B5C4554ED001F1B: 3. Additional penalties for late payment or non-payment after IDR entity payment determination Section 2799A–1(c)(6) of the Public Health Service Act (42...
- Section H904572E8E4454B959D70A4016AEA9546: 4. Transparency reporting requirements Section 2799A–1(a)(2)(A)(iii) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg–111(a)(2)(A)(iii)) is amended to read as...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase penalties for group health plans and health insurance issuers for practices that violate balance billing requirements, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.
Key Policy Areas
Labor, Government Operations, Healthcare
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase penalties for group health plans and health insurance issuers for practices that violate balance billing requirements, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- workers, employers, and labor regulators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- workers, employers, and labor regulators
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Murphy (for himself, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_labor"
- → Secretary of Labor
- "secretary_of_treasury"
- → Secretary of the Treasury
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
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