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House Bill 5889
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Fair Indexing for Health Care Affordability Act
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Introduced in House on Feb 13, 2020
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H. R. 5889 (Introduced-in-House)


116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5889


To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to set forth a method of determining maximum out-of-pocket limits and annual updates to premium tax credit eligibility.


IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 13, 2020

Mrs. Axne (for herself, Ms. Matsui, and Mr. Horsford) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce


A BILL

To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to set forth a method of determining maximum out-of-pocket limits and annual updates to premium tax credit eligibility.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Fair Indexing for Health Care Affordability Act”.

SEC. 2. Premium adjustment percentage.

Section 1302(c)(4) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18022(c)(4)) is amended by striking “calendar year)” and inserting “calendar year, based on estimates and projections for the applicable calendar year of the percentage (if any) by which the average per enrollee premium for employer-sponsored insurance exceeds such average per enrollee premium for the preceding calendar year, as published in the National Health Expenditure Accounts)”.