United States · Bill · S
S. 79 (111th)
Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act of 2009
Introduced
6 January 2009
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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14 August 2025
Summary
Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act of 2009 - Amends the Social Security Act to add a new title XXII (Federal Reinsurance Program for Catastrophic Health Care Costs). Establishes within the Department of Health and Human Services an Office of Federal Reinsurance, which shall in turn establish a Federal Reinsurance Program for Catastrophic Health Care Costs to make reinsurance payments to eligible health plans experiencing catastrophic health care costs during a year with respect to a covered individual. Establishes in the Treasury the Federal Reinsurance for Catastrophic Health Care Costs Trust Fund.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 6 January 2009
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 6 January 2009
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 6 January 2009
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/79
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/79