Ensure Children Have Health Care Act

Summary

Ensure Children Have Health Care Act - Permits a health insurance issuer that is licensed to offer child-only health insurance coverage in one state to also offer such coverage to eligible residents of other states. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) provide for the application of a uniform annual enrollment period for such coverage; and (2) promulgate regulations that provide protections to enrollees, ensure the solvency of health insurance issuers that offer such coverage, and clarify the procedures that would apply when an enrollee has a complaint concerning his or her coverage.

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Timeline

1. 2 August 2011

   Introduced

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

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 2 August 2011

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 2 August 2011 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 2 August 2011

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 2 August 2011

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 2 August 2011

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Sponsors

• Lisa Murkowski · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] · D · Cosponsor
• · sshr00 · Standing

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