H.R. 7166 · 110th Congress
American Health Care Access Improvement, Portability, and Cost Reduction Act of 2008
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American Health Care Access Improvement, Portability, and Cost Reduction Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to allow qualified primary care physicians or qualified nurse practitioners a tax credit of $1,000 for each month such providers provide services in a health professional shortage area.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 26, 2008
American Health Care Access Improvement, Portability, and Cost Reduction Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to allow qualified primary care physicians or qualified nurse practitioners a tax credit of $1,000 for each month such providers provide services in a health professional shortage area.
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to make changes to the conversion factor for FY2010 for physicians Medicare payments.
Allows a refundable tax credit for qualified health insurance coverage. Provides for advance payment of such credit.
Revises IRC provisions relating to health savings accounts (HSAs) to: (1) allow HSAs to incorporate flexible spending and health reimbursement arrangements; (2) increase the annual HSA contribution limitation; (3) permit the use of HSAs to purchase health insurance; (4) allow the payment of certain medical expenses incurred before the establishment of an HSA; (5) allow veterans eligible for service-connected disability benefits to establish an HSA; and (6) allow spouses to make increased catch-up contributions to a single HSA.
Requires the inclusion of education information about advance directives in the annual notice of Medicare benefits sent to eligible individuals.
Revises provisions concerning Medicare+Choice private fee-for-service plans related to access standards under the plans and utilization.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: American Health Care Access Improvement, Portability, and Cost Reduction Act of 2008
Latest action (Sep 26, 2008): Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 26, 2008
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.