S. 1516

Referred to Committee

A bill to expand health care choices by allowing Americans to buy health care coverage across State lines.

Introduced 6/29/2017•115th Congress•Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

6/29/2017 • Senate

Summary

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to provide that the laws of a state designated by a health insurer (primary state) apply to individual health insurance coverage offered by that insurer in any state (secondary state) if the coverage, states, and insurer comply with the conditions of this bill. Insurers are exempted from any secondary state's laws that would prohibit or regulate the operation of the insurer in that state. The primary state is given sole jurisdiction to enforce its covered laws in any secondary state.

The Government Accountability Office must study the effect of this bill on specified health insurance issues.

Introduced in Senate • 6/29/2017

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Health

Accounting and auditingComprehensive health careCongressional oversightGovernment information and archivesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessInsurance industry and regulationIntergovernmental relationsState and local government operations