Summary of Amendments Submitted to the Rules Committee for H.R. 2 - Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act (summaries derived from information provided by sponsors) Listed in Alphabetical Order Jan 06, 2011 1:29PM
Castor (FL)
#14 Would state that repeal of the Affordable Care Act shall not take effect until the date upon which CBO certifies that repeal will not permit insurance companies to deny coverage to individuals due to a pre-existing condition, as prohibited under the Affordable Care Act.
DeFazio (OR)
#25 Would amend the McCarran-Ferguson Act to provide that nothing in that Act shall modify, impair, or supersede the operation of any of the antitrust laws with respect to the business of health insurance. Would apply prohibitions against using unfair methods of competition to the business of health insurance without regard to whether such business is carried on for profit.
Edwards, Donna #26 Repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act shall not take effect unless and until the Director of the (MD) Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, certifies to the Congress that the repeals effected by such section will not restore the ability of insurance companies to impose unreasonable premium increases as protected against under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Engel (NY)
#12 Would protect Sec. 10201 (c) expanding Medicaid coverage to cover all non-elderly parents and childless adults, children and pregnant women with income up to 133% of the Federal Poverty Line.
Grijalva, Raul (AZ)
#1
Revised To retain the essential language in PL. 111-148 that grants a reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, which had not been comprehensively updated since 1992.
Heinrich (NM)
#22 Would state that repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act shall not take effect unless and until the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, certifies to the Congress that the repeals effected by such section will not shorten the life of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, which the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act extended by 12 years. Jackson Lee (TX) #6
Would prohibit repeal of Section 2 unless OMB and CBO certify that repeal will not reduce Medicare and Medicaid fraud and abuse prevention.
Jackson Lee (TX) #7
Revised Would prohibit repeal of Section 2 unless OMB and CBO certify that it will preserve the number and funding of community health centers.
Jackson Lee (TX) #8
Would prohibit repeal of Section 2 unless OMB and CBO certify that repeal will not increase insurance rates.
Larsen, Rick (WA)
#17 Would state that repeal of the Affordable Care Act shall not take effect until the date upon which CBO certifies that repeal will not eliminate health insurance coverage for young adults under 26 who are otherwise eligible for coverage under their parents plan as a result of the Affordable Care Act.
Moore, Gwen (WI)
#2
Withdrawn Would preserve the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid for individuals under the age of 65 with income up to 133 percent FPL. Would also preserve the increase in the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for the states to help them finance coverage for the newly eligible population.
Moore, Gwen (WI)
#3
Withdrawn Would preserve the ban on higher premium charges based on gender, health status, or occupation (only allowing for regulated premium variations based on age and tobacco use).
Nadler (NY)
#4
Would ensure that women over the age of 40 have access to screening mammograms and that women who are at high risk of breast cancer have access to screening MRIs.
Nadler (NY)
#5
Would require OMB, in consultation with CBO, to certify to Congress that the repeal of the health care law will not reduce the affordability of, or access to, breast cancer screening and prevention, including mammography and
MRIs. Mr. Owens
#13 Would preserve Sec. 3022 and Sec. 3502 to preserve programs supporting Patient-centered Medical Homes and Accountable Care Organizations.
Payne (NJ)
#20 Would state that repeal of the Affordable Care Act shall not take effect until the date upon which CBO certifies that repeal will not imperil Medicare and raise costs on seniors. Specifically, that repeal will not: (a) raise drug costs to seniors and people with disabilities by re-opening the Medicare prescription drug donut hole; (b) eliminate free preventive health coverage; (c) increase the incidence of fraud and abuse ; or (d) shorten the life of the Trust fund which the Affordable Care Act extended by 12 years.
Peters (MI)
#19 Would state that repeal of the Affordable Care Act shall not take effect until the date upon which CBO certifies that repeal will not increase taxes on small business offering health insurance, including through the elimination of any tax credit as provided under the Affordable Care Act and will not increase costs for employers offering retiree benefits by eliminating the assistance provided to them under the Affordable Care Act to help maintain retiree health care benefits.
Sanchez, Loretta #16 Would state that repeal of the Affordable Care Act shall not take effect until the date upon which CBO certifies that (CA) repeal will not permit insurance companies to rescind an individual's health coverage due to illness or impose annual and lifetime limits, as prohibited under the Affordable Care Act. Sanchez, Loretta #24 Would guarantee that repeal cannot go forward unless the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the (CA) Congressional Budget Office, certifies that repeal will not permit an insurance company to impose annual or lifetime limits or rescind coverage when someone gets sick. Thompson, Bennie (MS)
#23 Would state that repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act shall not take effect unless and until the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, certifies to the Congress that the repeals effected by such section will not undermine access to primary care.
Tierney (MA), #9 Kucinich (OH), Conyers (MI), Hinchey (NY), Jackson (IL), Ellison (MN), Hirono (HI), Meeks, Gregory (NY), Olver (MA), Sutton (OH), Van Hollen, Chris (MD), Tonko (NY), Grijalva, Raul (AZ), Tsongas (MA), Doyle (PA), Pingree (ME), Reyes (TX), Clarke (NY) Tierney (MA) #27
Would preserve the medical loss ratio (MLR) requirement as set forth through the Affordable Care Act which requires insurance companies in the individual and small group markets to spend at least 80 percent of the premium dollars they collect on medical care and quality improvement activities and insurance companies in the large group market must spend at least 85 percent of premium dollars on medical care and quality improvement activities.
Repeal of the Affordable Care Act shall not take effect unless and until the date upon which CBO certifies that repeal will not restore the ability of insurance companies to divert premium dollars from patients into insurance company profits and executive perks as prohibited under section 1001 of the Affordable Care Act.
Tonko (NY)
#11 Would require OMB, in consultation with CBO, to certify to Congress that the repeal of the health care law will not decrease the number of people expected to gain health insurance and not affect the enactment of the exchanges and available coverage choices for all Americans. Title II would enact a robust public option.
Tsongas (MA)
#15 Would state that repeal of the Affordable Care Act shall not take effect until the date upon which CBO certifies that repeal will not permit insurance companies to discriminate against women.
Van Hollen, Chris #18 Would state that repeal of the Affordable Care Act shall not take effect until the date upon which CBO certifies that (MD) repeal will not increase the deficit by eliminating the $143B over 10 years and $1.2T over 20 years in deficit savings achieved by the Affordable Care Act. Welch (VT)
#21 Would state that repeal of the Affordable Care Act shall not
take effect until the date upon which CBO certifies that repeal will not increase cost sharing or otherwise reduce access to preventive health benefits such as mammograms, colonoscopies, and diabetes screenings, including such benefits offered by private health plans or by Medicare provided by sections 1001 and 4104 of the Affordable Care Act. Woolsey (CA)
#10 Would prohibit the repeal of the bill unless OMB and CBO certify that repeal would not prevent availability of affordable health care options under state exchanges and the public option is enacted.