United States · Bill · S
S. 983 (117th)
CHOICE Act
Introduced
25 March 2021
Last action
25 March 2021 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsors
Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
21 April 2025
Summary
Consumer Health Options and Insurance Competition Enhancement Act or the CHOICE Act This bill requires the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to develop a public health insurance option that meets all federal plan requirements and is available on state and federal health insurance exchanges. Specifically, the CMS must offer silver and gold plans, may offer bronze plans, and must include all essential benefits, consumer protections, and cost-sharing limitations in each plan. The CMS may contract with a third party to administer the public option plans and states may establish advisory councils to make recommendations to the CMS about the operation and policies of such plans. Further, the CMS must establish geographically adjusted premiums and negotiate provider payment rates for services and prescription drugs covered the plans. If a payment rate cannot be negotiated, the CMS must pay the amount for such service as required under traditional Medicare. Medicare and Medicaid providers are automatically participants in public option plans unless they opt out, and providers not participating in Medicare or Medicaid may opt in.
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Timeline
25 March 2021
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Source: IntroReferral
25 March 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 25 March 2021 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → CHOICE Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/983
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/983
- us · 117-s-983 · source updated 21 April 2025