To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit application of pre-existing condition exclusions and to guarantee availability of health insurance coverage in the individual and group market, contingent on the enactment of legislation repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Introduced on Feb 5, 2021
This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on February 5, 2021. It will typically be considered by committee next before it is possibly sent on to the House or Senate as a whole.
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Walberg Supports Bill to Protect Americans With Pre-Existing Conditions”
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Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI7]
(Co-sponsor)
on Feb 9, 2021
“Bergman Supports Legislation Protecting Those with Pre-Existing Conditions”
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Rep. Jack Bergman [R-MI1]
(Co-sponsor)
on Feb 9, 2021
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H.R. 892 is a bill in the United States Congress.
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