Summary of Amendments Submitted to the Rules Committee for H.R. 1101 - Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017
Summaries Derived from Information Provided by Sponsors
Listed in Alphabetical Order
Mar 20, 2017 5:25 PM
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States that the legislation could not take effect if it would lead to increased premiums for older workers. |
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Requires that Association Health Plans provide for maternity care and direct access to OBGYN care. |
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Requires Association Health Plans to provide for essential women's health benefits including maternity care, preventive care and services, direct access to ob-gyn care, prohibition against pre-existing condition exclusions, no gender rating, no annual or lifetimes limits, and no excessive waiting periods. |
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Protects the ability of the States to regulate any association health plan, including regulation related to benefits, consumer protections, and rating restrictions. |
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LATE WITHDRAWN States a stop loss insurance policy purchased by an association health plan shall not be treated as an employee welfare benefit plan under ERISA. |
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REVISED Clarifies that existing association health plans may continue to operate under existing state and federal law. |
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Requires Association Health Plans to offer health plans that contain the ten essential health benefits of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in order to obtain state certification. |



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