S. 1511 · 115th Congress
Keeping Health Insurance Affordable Act of 2017
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This bill alters and establishes several programs relating to health insurance and prescription drugs. Among other changes, the bill
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jun 29, 2017
Keeping Health Insurance Affordable Act of 2017
This bill alters and establishes several programs relating to health insurance and prescription drugs. Among other changes, the bill
- establishes and funds the Individual Market Reinsurance Fund to provide an individual market stabilization reinsurance program in each state;
- requires the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a public health insurance option through health insurance exchanges;
- expands eligibility for the health insurance premium tax credit;
- expands eligibility for additional cost-sharing reductions that apply to certain enrollees of qualified health plans;
- requires drug manufacturers, as a condition of participation in the Medicare prescription drug benefit, to issue rebates to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for drugs dispensed to certain low-income enrollees;
- requires the CMS to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies regarding prices for drugs covered under the Medicare prescription drug benefit; and
- provides an enhanced federal medical assistance percentage of 100% to states that deliver items and services through a collaborative care model or an evidence-based model that integrates behavioral health services into primary care treatment.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Keeping Health Insurance Affordable Act of 2017
Latest action (Jun 29, 2017): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 29, 2017
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.