Healthy Americans Act - Sections of The Bill

Sections of The Bill

The 2009 bill includes the following sections:

  • Sec. 101. Guarantee of Healthy Americans Private Insurance coverage.
  • Sec. 102. Individual responsibility to enroll in a Healthy Americans Private Insurance plan.
  • Sec. 103. Guaranteeing you can keep the coverage you have.
  • Sec. 104. Coordination of supplemental coverage under the Medicaid program to HAPI plan coverage for nondisabled, nonelderly adult individuals.
  • Sec. 111. Healthy Americans Private Insurance Plans.
  • Sec. 112. Specific coverage requirements.
  • Sec. 113. Updating Healthy Americans Private Insurance plan requirements.
  • Sec. 121. Eligibility for premium subsidies.
  • Sec. 122. Eligibility for personal responsibility contribution subsidies.
  • Sec. 123. Definitions and special rules.
  • Sec. 131. Requirements for wellness programs.
  • Sec. 201. General goal and authorization of appropriations for HAPI plan coverage for children.
  • Sec. 202. Coordination of supplemental coverage under the Medicaid program with HAPI plan coverage for children.
  • Sec. 211. Inclusion of providers under HAPI plans.
  • Sec. 212. Use of, and grants for, school-based health centers.
  • Sec. 301. Coordination of supplemental coverage under the Medicaid program for elderly and disabled individuals.
  • Sec. 311. New, automatic Medicaid option for State Choices for Long-Term Care Program.
  • Sec. 312. Simpler and more affordable long-term care insurance coverage.
  • Sec. 401. Authority to adjust amount of Medicare part B premium to reward positive health behavior.
  • Sec. 411. Primary care services management payment.
  • Sec. 421. Chronic care disease management.
  • Sec. 422. Chronic Care Education Centers.
  • Sec. 431. Process for individuals entering the Medicare coverage gap to switch to a plan that provides coverage in the gap.
  • Sec. 441. Improving quality in hospitals for all patients.
  • Sec. 451. Patient empowerment and following a patient's health care wishes.
  • Sec. 452. Permitting hospice beneficiaries to receive curative care.
  • Sec. 453. Providing beneficiaries with information regarding end-of-life care clearinghouse.
  • Sec. 454. Clearinghouse.
  • Sec. 461. Additional cost information.
  • Sec. 462. Reducing Medicare paperwork and regulatory burdens.
  • Sec. 501. Establishment.
  • Sec. 502. Responsibilities and authorities.
  • Sec. 503. Appropriations for Transition to State Health Help Agencies.
  • Sec. 601. Individual responsibility to ensure HAPI plan coverage.
  • Sec. 611. Health care responsibility payments.
  • Sec. 612. Distribution of individual responsibility payments to HHAs.
  • Sec. 621. Insurer responsibilities.
  • Sec. 631. State responsibilities.
  • Sec. 632. Empowering states to innovate through waivers.
  • Sec. 641. Federal guarantee of access to coverage.
  • Sec. 651. Appropriation for subsidy payments.
  • Sec. 652. Recapture of Medicare and 90 percent of Medicaid Federal DSH funds to strengthen Medicare and ensure continued support for public health programs.
  • Sec. 661. Limited employee income and payroll tax exclusion for employer shared responsibility payments, historic retiree health contributions, and transitional coverage contributions.
  • Sec. 662. Exclusion for limited employer-provided health care fringe benefits.
  • Sec. 663. Limited employer deduction for employer shared responsibility payments, historic retiree health contributions, and other health care expenses.
  • Sec. 664. Health care standard deduction.
  • Sec. 665. Modification of other tax incentives to complement Healthy Americans program.
  • Sec. 671. Clarification of ERISA applicability to employer-sponsored HAPI plans.
  • Sec. 672. Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan.
  • Sec. 673. Medicaid and CHIP.
  • Sec. 701. One time disallowance of deduction for advertising and promotional expenses for certain prescription pharmaceuticals.
  • Sec. 702. Enhanced new drug and device approval.
  • Sec. 703. Medical schools and finding what works in health care.
  • Sec. 704. Finding affordable health care providers nearby.
  • Sec. 711. Individual medical records.
  • Sec. 712. Bonus payment for medical malpractice reform.
  • Sec. 713. Prioritizing health care employment and training activities.
  • Sec. 801. Cost-containment results of the Healthy Americans Act.

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