Health Partnership Act

Summary

Health Partnership Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a State Health Innovation Commission. Requires the Commission to: (1) provide states with reform options for state health care expansion and improvement programs; (2) establish minimum performance measures and goals with respect to coverage, quality, and cost of state programs; (3) review state applications and determine whether to submit a state proposal to Congress; and (4) submit to Congress a list of state applications that the Commission recommends for approval. Deems such proposals to be approved unless a joint resolution has been enacted disapproving such proposal. Sets forth rules for congressional consideration of such proposals. Requires the Secretary to: (1) provide a grant to a state that has an application approved to enable such state to carry out an innovative state health program; (2) give priority to those state programs that the Commission determines have the greatest opportunity to succeed in providing expanded health insurance coverage and improving health access; and (3) link state allocations to the meeting of the goals and performance measures established under this Act. Prohibits states from: (1) failing to maintain the same level of expenditures for health care coverage; (2) changing eligibility criteria for state medical assistance programs; or (3) permitting the imposition of any preexisting condition exclusion for covered benefits, with exceptions.

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Timeline

1. 9 May 2006

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4216-4219)

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 9 May 2006

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4215-4216)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 9 May 2006

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 9 May 2006 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
• · sshr00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Health Partnership Through Creative Federalism Act