H.R. 429 (112th): To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 and to amend title 5, United States Code, to establish a national health program administered by the Office of Personnel Management to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees, and for other purposes.

Introduced:
Jan 25, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA49]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)

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Status

This bill was introduced on January 25, 2011, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Jan 25, 2011
Referred to Committee Jan 25, 2011
Cosponsors
none
Committees

House Appropriations

House Education and the Workforce

House Energy and Commerce

House House Administration

House Natural Resources

House Oversight and Government Reform

House Rules

House Judiciary

House Ways and Means

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Last updated Jan 25, 2011.
8 pages

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1/25/2011--Introduced.
Repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective as of the enactment of such Act and provisions.
Restores provisions of law amended by such Act and provisions.
Directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to administer a health insurance program for non-federal employees and to apply to such program the provisions governing the federal employee health insurance program to the greatest extent practicable.
Requires OPM, for each calendar year, to enter into a contract with one or more carriers to make health benefits plans available to eligible individuals.
Allows any individual to enroll in such a plan unless the individual:
(1) is enrolled or eligible to enroll for coverage under a public health insurance program (including Medicaid or Medicare) or under the federal employee health insurance program, or
(2) is a member of the uniformed services.
Allows rates and premiums for such a plan to differ among geographic regions.
Makes such premiums tax deductible.
Provides that no government contribution shall be made for any individual enrolled in such a plan.
Directs OPM to ensure that covered individuals are in a risk pool separate from that maintained for federal employees.
Requires the Director of OPM to submit a comprehensive plan to Congress that provides for the orderly implementation of the amendments made by this Act, including a schedule of actions to be taken to provide for that implementation.

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