To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of the Treasury from finalizing a rule proposing restrictions on short-term limited duration insurance, and to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to define such insurance.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of the Treasury from finalizing a rule proposing restrictions on short-term limited duration insurance, and to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to define such insurance., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Finance, Labor.
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 H5A9CB1D305B24834BF60B7E477EB9F94: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Patient's Choice Act of 2024.
- Section H220CF4173DF8419CBD9A955C0A3446E2: 2. Prohibition on finalizing proposed rule to restrict short-term limited duration insurance The Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of...
- Section H7D5FF9F6C1054DD6BC9E0D615BECDB4E: 3. Short-term limited duration insurance defined Section 2791(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg–91(b)) is amended by adding at the end the...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of the Treasury from finalizing a rule proposing restrictions on short-term limited duration insurance, and to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to define such insurance., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Finance, Labor
Primary Purpose
This bill, To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of the Treasury from finalizing a rule proposing restrictions on short-term limited duration insurance, and to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to define such insurance., 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
IntroducedMr. Kennedy introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
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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
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
health insurance coverage provided under a contract with a health insurance issuer that— has an expiration date specified in the contract that is less than 12 months after the original effective date of the contract
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