United States · Bill · S
S. 1976 (115th)
Increasing Access to Care Act
Introduced
17 October 2017
Last action
17 October 2017 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC], Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE], Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA], Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA], Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Increasing Access to Care Act This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to eliminate restrictions on who may purchase catastrophic health plans. Catastrophic health plans do not cover any benefits, other than three primary care visits per year, before the deductible is met; such plans are generally characterized by lower premiums and higher deductibles. Currently, only individuals who are younger than 30 years of age or who have a hardship exemption may purchase such plans.
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Timeline
17 October 2017
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Source: IntroReferral
17 October 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 17 October 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssfi00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1976
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/1976
- us · 115-s-1976 · source updated 5 December 2025