S. 1653 · 114th Congress
Equalizing the Playing Field for Agents and Brokers Act
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Directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a toll-free customer service support help line to enable certified health insurance agents and brokers to seek assistance regarding qualified health plans offered in the federal health insurance marketplace.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jun 23, 2015
Equalizing the Playing Field for Agents and Brokers Act
Directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a toll-free customer service support help line to enable certified health insurance agents and brokers to seek assistance regarding qualified health plans offered in the federal health insurance marketplace.
Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require HHS to:
- make available on the federal government website for health insurance coverage a list of all certified agents and brokers;
- contract with the National Insurance Producers Registry to regularly verify the licensure status of all such agents and brokers and develop a mechanism to enable submission of changes to contact and licensure information; and
- provide trained navigators, agents, and brokers, no later than five business days after promulgation or issuance of any new cost- or enrollment-related policies, with a clear description of such policy changes.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Equalizing the Playing Field for Agents and Brokers Act
Latest action (Jun 23, 2015): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 23, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.