H.R. 524 (112th): Restoring Consumer-driven Health Care Act of 2011

Introduced:
Feb 08, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. Ben Quayle [R-AZ3]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)

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Status

This bill was introduced on February 8, 2011, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Feb 08, 2011
Referred to Committee Feb 08, 2011
Cosponsors
none
Committees

House Ways and Means

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Full Title

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that limit distributions from medical-related tax-preferred accounts for medicines only if the medicines are prescribed drugs or insulin and to repeal the increase in additional tax on distributions from health savings accounts and Archer MSAs not used for qualified medical expenses.

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Last updated Feb 08, 2011.
3 pages

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2/8/2011--Introduced.
Restoring Consumer-driven Health Care Act of 2011 - Repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that: (1) limit payments from health and medical savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements solely to medications that are prescribed drugs or insulin, and (2) increase taxes on distributions from health and medical savings accounts that are not used for qualified medical expenses.

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