High Risk Pool Flexibility Act of 2004

Summary

High Risk Pool Flexibility Act of 2004 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the definition of "qualified high risk pool" for grant purposes to allow a State to meet the requirement to provide all eligible individuals with health insurance coverage by utilizing an acceptable alternative mechanism that includes a high risk pool as a component and: (1) that provides for risk adjustment, risk spreading, or a risk spreading mechanism (among issuers or policies of an issuer) or for some financial subsidization for eligible individuals, including through assistance to participating issuers; or (2) under which each eligible individual is provided a choice of all individual health insurance coverage otherwise available.

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Timeline

1. 28 September 2004

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 28 September 2004

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 28 September 2004

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 8 October 2004

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 28 September 2004 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 28 September 2004

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 28 September 2004

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 28 September 2004

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Sponsors

• Rep. Nethercutt, George R., Jr. [R-WA-5] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Dunn, Jennifer [R-WA-8] · R · Sponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing

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