Employee Health Care Protection Act of 2013

3/14/2024, 12:48 PM

Employee Health Care Protection Act of 2014 - Permits a health insurance issuer that has in effect health insurance coverage in the group market on any date during 2013 to continue offering such coverage for sale through 2018 outside of a health care exchange established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Treats such coverage as a grandfathered health plan for purposes of an individual meeting the requirement to maintain minimum essential health coverage.

Congress
113

Number
HR - 3522

Introduced on
2013-11-18

# Amendments
1

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

9/15/2014

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
Failed in House
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Employee Health Care Protection Act of 2014 - Permits a health insurance issuer that has in effect health insurance coverage in the group market on any date during 2013 to continue offering such coverage for sale through 2018 outside of a health care exchange established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Treats such coverage as a grandfathered health plan for purposes of an individual meeting the requirement to maintain minimum essential health coverage.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current group health insurance coverage in satisfaction of the minimum essential health insurance coverage requirement, and for other purposes.

Policy Areas
Health

Potential Impact
Comprehensive health care•
Employee benefits and pensions•
Health care costs and insurance•
Health care coverage and access

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary9/18/2014

Employee Health Care Protection Act of 2014 - Permits a health insurance issuer that has in effect health insurance coverage in the group market on any date during 2013 to continue offering such coverage for sale through 2018 outside of a health ...


Latest Action9/15/2014
Received in the Senate.