H.R. 6496 · 115th Congress
Continuing Coverage for Preexisting Conditions Act of 2018
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This bill specifies that if provisions relating to the requirement to maintain minimum essential health care coverage (i.e., the individual mandate) are found to be illegal or are incapable of being enforced, such findings do not affect the validity of other provisions relating to (1) the availability and renewability of coverage, or (2) the prohibitions…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 24, 2018
Continuing Coverage for Preexisting Conditions Act of 2018
This bill specifies that if provisions relating to the requirement to maintain minimum essential health care coverage (i.e., the individual mandate) are found to be illegal or are incapable of being enforced, such findings do not affect the validity of other provisions relating to (1) the availability and renewability of coverage, or (2) the prohibitions against discriminatory coverage practices based on preexisting conditions or health status.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Continuing Coverage for Preexisting Conditions Act of 2018
Latest action (Jul 27, 2018): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 24, 2018
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.