Ensuring Coverage for Patients with Pre-Existing Conditions Act This bill establishes provisions under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 relating to the guaranteed availability of health insurance coverage as well as prohibitions against discriminatory practices based on preexisting conditions or health status.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Health
Disability and health-based discriminationEmployee benefits and pensionsGeneticsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth information and medical recordsHealth promotion and preventive careInsurance industry and regulationMedical tests and diagnostic methods
A bill to amend the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
USA115th CongressS-3388| Senate
| Updated: 8/23/2018
Ensuring Coverage for Patients with Pre-Existing Conditions Act This bill establishes provisions under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 relating to the guaranteed availability of health insurance coverage as well as prohibitions against discriminatory practices based on preexisting conditions or health status.
Disability and health-based discriminationEmployee benefits and pensionsGeneticsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth information and medical recordsHealth promotion and preventive careInsurance industry and regulationMedical tests and diagnostic methods