Pathway to Universal Coverage Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 4/4/2019
Actions
- 2019-04-04Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2019-04-03Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-04-03Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-04-03Introduced in House
- 2019-04-03Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-04-03 (00)
Pathway to Universal Coverage Act of 2019
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants for states to promote health insurance enrollment. Specifically, states may use grants to (1) automatically enroll individuals who are eligible for a premium assistance tax credit, (2) invest in data-collection technology, (3) establish a statewide requirement to purchase minimum coverage, and (4) study the feasibility of developing a state plan to increase health insurance enrollment.
Private insurance issuers and states must report monthly to HHS about individuals who disenroll from coverage, including Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program.
Cosponsors (9)
- Salud Carbajal (D-CA)
- Kathleen Rice (D-NY)
- Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA)
- Susan Wild (D-PA)
- Kurt Schrader (D-OR)
- Scott Peters (D-CA)
- Chris Pappas (D-NH)
- Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
- Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)
Subjects
- Child health
- Comprehensive health care
- Congressional oversight
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Income tax credits
- Medicaid
- State and local government operations
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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