A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide catastrophic health insurance coverage for elderly and disabled Americans.

Summary

Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish a voluntary insurance program to provide catastrophic health insurance benefits for elderly and disabled individuals. Sets forth the scope of benefits which include payment for the reasonable cost and charges not paid for by any other government program: (1) for inpatient hospital care for the first ten days of hospitalization after the second hospitalization in any calendar year; (2) for hospital care after the sixtieth day of any hospitalization; and (3) in excess of $2,000 for a calendar year. Provides that any individual who is disabled or has attained the age of 65 shall be eligible to enroll in such program. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to determine the amount of the monthly premium and to adjust such premium annually.

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Timeline

1. 6 January 1987

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 6 January 1987

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 20 January 1987

   Committee

   Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department, Treasury Department, OMB.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 6 January 1987

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
• · sshr00 · Standing

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