Preserving Freedom and Choice in Health Care Act

Summary

Preserving Freedom and Choice in Health Care Act This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the requirements for individuals to maintain minimum essential coverage and for large employers to pay penalties if a full-time employee: (1) must wait longer than 60 days to enroll in an employer-sponsored health plan, or (2) receives a premium assistance tax credit or reduced cost-sharing. Coverage reporting requirements for providers and large employers are also repealed. Individuals enrolled in a health plan purchased through the federal health insurance exchange at the time of enactment of this Act who are ineligible for a premium assistance tax credit solely as a result of a determination by the Supreme Court in King v. Burwell are eligible for the tax credit. This applies to coverage months beginning after December 2013 and before September 2017. Group health coverage in which an individual was enrolled during any part of the period beginning on the date of enactment of PPACA (March 23, 2010) and ending on December 31, 2017, is a grandfathered health plan under PPACA and is exempt from some coverage requirements. Essential health benefits are defined by states. This amendment takes effect as if included in PPACA.

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Timeline

1. 20 April 2015

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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2. 20 April 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 20 April 2015 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Ron Johnson · R · Sponsor
• John Barrasso · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Cochran, Thad [R-MS-4] · R · Sponsor
• John Cornyn · R · Sponsor
• Steve Daines · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] · R · Sponsor
• Joni Ernst · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
• Chuck Grassley · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
• Mitch McConnell · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Roberts, Pat [R-KS-1] · R · Sponsor
• Tim Scott · R · Sponsor
• John Thune · R · Sponsor
• Thomas Tillis · R · Sponsor
• Roger Wicker · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK-1] · R · Sponsor
• Mike Rounds · R · Sponsor
• Deb Fischer · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [D-AL] · R · Sponsor
• James Risch · R · Sponsor
• Mike Crapo · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] · R · Sponsor
• Dan Sullivan · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] · R · Cosponsor
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