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H.R. 287 (107th)

Prompt Payment of Health Benefit Claims Act of 2001

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

30 January 2001

Last action

15 March 2001 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

Sponsors

Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4], Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2], Rep. Kelly, Sue W. [R-NY-19], Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7], Rep. Quinn, Jack [R-NY-27], Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [D-OH-11], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3], Rep. Coyne, William J. [D-PA-14], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1], Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Hilliard, Earl F. [D-AL-7], Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-10], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

23 March 2026

Healthcare

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Summary

Prompt Payment of Health Benefit Claims Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA), the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to require group health plans, and health insurance issuers offering group health insurance coverage, to: (1) pay the claim to a participant or beneficiary, or make payment to a health care provider, within 15 business days of the date of the claim or bill for services rendered (for those transmitted electronically) or within 30 business days of such date for bills or claims submitted in writing; and (2) accept as a clean claim a claim submitted consistent with standards adopted under title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA), as added by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. Amends the PHSA to apply such payment standards to health insurance coverage offered by issuers in the individual market in the same manner as applied to group coverage. Provides for coordination between the Secretaries of Labor, the Treasury, and Health and Human Services with respect to the administration of this Act. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the SSA to require Medicare+Choice organizations to provide prompt payment of claims submitted for services and supplies furnished to individuals enrolled with such organizations through other lines of business (including private health benefits coverage).

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Timeline

  1. 30 January 2001

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 30 January 2001

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 30 January 2001

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 30 January 2001

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 9 February 2001

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  6. 14 February 2001

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  7. 15 March 2001

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

    Source: Committee

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