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.
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- 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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