118th Congress Health
H.R. 4195: Empowering Parents’ Healthcare Choices Act of 2021
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Summary
This bill provides a 60-day time frame within which parents with separate health insurance plans may choose which plan provides primary coverage for their newborn child. The bill limits the application of certain standard health insurance provisions that determine which plan becomes the primary coverage of a dependent child based on the order of the parents' birthdays.
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Amendments
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Cosponsors
- Kathy Castor D-FLOriginal
- Eleanor Norton D-DCOriginal
- Chellie Pingree D-MEOriginal
- Tony Cárdenas D-CA
- Julia Brownley D-CA
- Ann Kuster D-NH
- Emanuel Cleaver D-MO
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History
- Introduced in the House by Sharice Davids.
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- Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.