US Congress House Bill 2300 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 59-0)
Status: Introduced on June 6 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-07-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Empowering Patients First Act of 2013 - Repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education and Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective as of their enactment. Restores or revives provisions amended or repealed by such Act or such health care provisions. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable tax credit for the cost of qualified health insurance costs for low-income taxpayers and a tax deduction for such costs for other taxpayers. Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment and governance of individual and small employer membership associations (IMAs) to make health benefits coverage available to IMA members and their dependents. Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2013 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide for establishment and governance of association health plans, which are group health plans whose sponsors are trade, industry, professional, chamber of commerce, or similar business associations and which meet certain ERISA certification requirements. Directs that the laws of the state designated by a health insurance issuer (primary state) shall apply to individual health insurance coverage offered by that issuer in the primary state and in any other state (secondary state), but only if the coverage and issuer comply with conditions of this Act. Amends title XXI (Children's Health Insurance) (CHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) require a state CHIP plan to specify how it will achieve coverage for 90% of targeted low-income children; and (2) prohibit CHIP payments for children with family income above 300% of the applicable poverty line. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to issue best practice guidelines for the treatment of medical conditions. Sets forth how such guidelines may be used in a health care lawsuit. Permits a group health plan to vary premiums and cost-sharing by up to 50% of the benefits based on participation (or lack of participation) in a wellness program. Requires a health insurance issuer to provide claims information, on request, to a plan, plan sponsor, or plan administrator. Prohibits the Secretary from using comparative effectiveness research or patient-centered outcomes research to deny coverage of an item or service under a federal health care program. Authorizes a state to establish a Health Plan and Provider Portal website to standardize information on health insurance plans available in the state. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of SSA to permit Medicare beneficiaries to contract with a physician or practitioner for health care items or services. Prohibits states from imposing limits on the amount of charges for health care services furnished by an eligible professional. Sets forth provisions regarding students loans and loan repayment for health care professionals. Exempts health care professionals from federal and state antitrust laws in connection with negotiations with a health plan regarding contract terms under which the professionals provide health care items or services for which plan benefits are provided. Establishes discretionary spending limits for FY2022-FY2023 for new budget authority in the nondefense category and revises sequestration discretionary spending limits for FY2014-FY2021.

Empowering Patients First Act of 2013

Rep. Tom Price [R-GA]	Rep. Michele Bachmann [R-MN]	Rep. Dan Benishek [R-MI]	Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT]
Rep. Diane Black [R-TN]	Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]	Rep. Charles Boustany [R-LA]	Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN]
Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]	Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]	Rep. Michael Conaway [R-TX]	Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR]
Rep. Scott DesJarlais [R-TN]	Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]	Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]	Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]
Rep. Phil Gingrey [R-GA]	Rep. Bob Goodlatte [R-VA]	Rep. Tom Graves [R-GA]	Rep. Ralph Hall [R-TX]
Rep. Andy Harris [R-MD]	Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO]	Rep. Joseph Heck [R-NV]	Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R-TX]
Rep. Richard Hudson [R-NC]	Rep. Tim Huelskamp [R-KS]	Rep. Bill Huizenga [R-MI]	Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]
Rep. John Kline [R-MN]	Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]	Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]	Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX]
Rep. Patrick McHenry [R-NC]	Rep. David McKinley [R-WV]	Rep. Mark Meadows [R-NC]	Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]
Rep. Mick Mulvaney [R-SC]	Rep. Alan Nunnelee [R-MS]	Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]	Rep. Robert Pittenger [R-NC]
Rep. Reid Ribble [R-WI]	Rep. Tom Rice [R-SC]	Rep. Scott Rigell [R-VA]	Rep. David Roe [R-TN]
Rep. Peter Roskam [R-IL]	Rep. Keith Rothfus [R-PA]	Rep. Matt Salmon [R-AZ]	Rep. Steve Southerland [R-FL]
Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]	Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]	Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI]	Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX]
Rep. Daniel Webster [R-FL]	Rep. Brad Wenstrup [R-OH]	Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA]	Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]
Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]	Rep. Rob Woodall [R-GA]	Rep. Kevin Yoder [R-KS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-07-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
2013-07-08	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
2013-06-20	House	Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
2013-06-07	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2013-06-06	House	Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
2013-06-06	House	Referred to House Budget
2013-06-06	House	Referred to House Appropriations
2013-06-06	House	Referred to House Rules
2013-06-06	House	Referred to House House Administration
2013-06-06	House	Referred to House Natural Resources
2013-06-06	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2013-06-06	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2013-06-06	House	Referred to House Education and the Workforce
2013-06-06	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2013-06-06	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, House Administration, Rules, Appropriations, the Budget, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

HB762 (Related) 2013-04-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
HB1310 (Related) 2013-04-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
SB236 (Related) 2013-02-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB1851 (Same As) 2013-12-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HB4077 (Related) 2014-03-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2300/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr2300/BILLS-113hr2300ih.pdf