US Congress Senate Bill 1699 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on November 13 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-11-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Continuous Coverage Act - Provides that, notwithstanding any provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) or the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: a health insurance issuer shall offer an individual the opportunity to renew enrollment in coverage offered in the individual market if the individual was enrolled in such coverage on September 30, 2013, and continues to meet the requirements of eligibility for such coverage; an individual may renew enrollment in such coverage for plan years through December 31, 2015; the coverage shall not be required to meet PPACA essential health benefits requirements; and the coverage shall be deemed to meet the Internal Revenue Code minimum essential coverage requirement (thus not subjecting the taxpayer to a penalty).

Continuous Coverage Act

Sen. Mark Udall [D-CO]

Sen. Mark Begich [D-AK]

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-11-13	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1699/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s1699/BILLS-113s1699is.pdf