Health Insurance for Americans Act of 1999

Summary

Health Insurance for Americans Act of 1999 - Title I: Refundable Credit for Health Insurance - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a limited credit for the amount paid for insurance which constitutes medical care for the taxpayer, his spouse, and dependents. Title II: Making Health Insurance Coverage Available - Declares that, as a condition for entering into a contract for the offering of a health benefits plan under the Federal Employees Health Benefit Plan, if the carrier offering the plan is a health insurance issuer, the carrier offering the plan: (1) shall make available qualified health insurance under this title to qualified individuals; (2) shall provide for an annual open enrollment period during which such individuals may enroll in such insurance; and (3) shall permit enrollment at other times and may impose (with respect to enrollment at such times) a waiting period of not longer than 60 days. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish an Office of Health Insurance.

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 14 June 1999

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 14 June 1999

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 14 June 1999

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