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Shown Here: Introduced in House (10/05/2017)
[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
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[H.R. 3976 Introduced in House (IH)]
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115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3976
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to allow for
certain third-party payments.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 5, 2017
Mr. Cramer (for himself, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Lamborn, Mr.
Franks of Arizona, Mr. Allen, Mr. Cook, Ms. McSally, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr.
DeSaulnier, Mr. Brat, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Gallagher, Ms. Pingree, Mr.
Higgins of Louisiana, and Mr. Duncan of Tennessee) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce
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A BILL
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to allow for
certain third-party payments.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Marketplace Insurance
Act''.
SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF PREMIUMS BY CERTAIN THIRD PARTIES ON BEHALF OF
QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS.
(a) In General.--Section 1312 of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18032) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as
subsections (d) through (g), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new
subsection:
``(c) Payment of Premiums by Certain Qualified Third Parties on
Behalf of a Qualified Individual.--A qualified individual enrolled in
any qualified health plan may allow certain third parties to pay any
applicable premium or cost sharing owed by such individual to the
health insurance issuer issuing such qualified health plan, and the
health insurance issuer shall accept and count toward the annual
limitations in section 1302(c) such payments made on behalf of
qualified individuals, including payments from the following:
``(1) A State or Federal government program, including
assistance provided under a grant under title XXVI of the
Public Health Service Act.
``(2) Indian tribes, tribal organizations, or urban Indian
organizations.
``(3) A program conducted by an organization which is--
``(A) exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
``(B) described in clause (i) or (vi) of section
170(b)(1)(A) of such Code; and
``(C) operated in compliance with applicable
Federal laws, including sections 3729 through 3733 of
title 31, United States Code (known as the False Claims
Act).
``(d) Education.--The Secretary is authorized to make and enforce
such regulations as necessary to assure that individuals eligible for
the Medicare program under part A of title XVIII of the Social Security
Act, the Medicaid program under title XIX of such Act, or coverage
under an available Medicare supplemental health insurance policy under
section 1882 of such Act receive proper education related to all of
their coverage options, including qualified health plan coverage.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to premiums and cost-sharing paid on or after the
date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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