State-Based Universal Health Care Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 6/9/2021
Actions
- 2021-06-09Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2021-06-08Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2021-06-08Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, Oversight and Reform, and Education and Labor, 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.
- 2021-06-08Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, Oversight and Reform, and Education and Labor, 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.
- 2021-06-08Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, Oversight and Reform, and Education and Labor, 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.
- 2021-06-08Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, Oversight and Reform, and Education and Labor, 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.
- 2021-06-08Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, Oversight and Reform, and Education and Labor, 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.
- 2021-06-08Introduced in House
- 2021-06-08Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-06-08 (00)
State-Based Universal Health Care Act of 2021
This bill establishes the option for states, or groups of states, to apply to waive certain federal health insurance requirements and provide residents with health insurance benefits plans through a state-administered program. Such programs must cover 95% of the residents in the state within five years and plan benefits must be at least as comprehensive and affordable as the coverage under the equivalent federal program.
State programs are supported with funds from the federal programs the state programs replace, which may include Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, the Federal Employee Health Benefits program, certain federal tax credits, and premium-assistance funds, among others.
The bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to appoint an Independent Assessment Panel for Comprehensive Care to review and recommend whether to approve state applications. Each approved state program must be independently reviewed every five years to evaluate changes in health benefits access, quality, and coverage, including whether the state has met the 95% coverage requirement.
The federal government must pay all health insurance costs for American Indians and Alaska Natives who enroll in a plan through a state insurance program.
Cosponsors (20)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- Andy Levin (D-MI)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- BARBARA LEE (D-CA)
- Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
- ADAM SMITH (D-WA)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
- Ilhan Omar (D-MN)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- PETER DEFAZIO (D-OR)
- Joe Neguse (D-CO)
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
- Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- MIKE DOYLE (D-PA)
- Jared Huffman (D-CA)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
- JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Advisory bodies
- Child health
- Comprehensive health care
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Federal-Indian relations
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health care quality
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Income tax credits
- Indian social and development programs
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Minority health
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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