US Congress Senate Bill 1661 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on June 24 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-06-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2015 Amends the Public Health Service Act to exclude remuneration paid for licensed independent insurance producers from administrative costs for purposes of calculating the medical-loss ratio of a health insurance plan. Defines "independent insurance producer" to mean an insurance agent or broker, insurance consultant, benefit specialist, limited insurance representative, and any other person required to be licensed under state law to sell, solicit, negotiate, service, effect, procure, renew, or bind policies of insurance coverage or offer advice, counsel, opinions, or services related to insurance.

Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2015

Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. Kelly Ayotte [R-NH]	Sen. Joe Donnelly [D-IN]
Sen. Rand Paul [R-KY]	Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-06-24	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB815 (Related) 2015-02-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1661/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1661/BILLS-114s1661is.pdf