Hearing: “Building on the ACA: Legislation to Expand Health Coverage and Lower Costs”

Subcommittee on Health (Committee on Energy and Commerce)

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Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Text of Legislation

• H.R. 66, the the “Comprehensive Access to Robust Insurance Now Guaranteed for Kids Act” or the “CARING for Kids Act” [PDF] Added 02/11/2022 at 11:43 AM
• H.R. 340, the “Incentivizing Medicaid Expansion Act of 2021” [PDF] Added 02/11/2022 at 11:43 AM
• H.R. 1025, the “Kids’ Access to Primary Care Act of 2021” [PDF] Added 02/11/2022 at 11:43 AM
• H.R. 1390, the “Children’s Health Insurance Program Pandemic Enhancement and Relief Act” or the “CHIPPER Act” [PDF] Added 02/11/2022 at 11:43 AM
• H.R. 1717, a bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to make permanent the protections under Medicaid for recipients of home and community-based services against spousal impoverishment. [PDF] Added 02/11/2022 at 11:43 AM
• H.R. 1738, the “Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act” [PDF] Added 02/11/2022 at 11:43 AM
• H.R. 1784, the “Medicaid Report on Expansion of Access to Coverage for Health Care Act” or the “Medicaid REACH Act” [PDF] Added 02/11/2022 at 11:43 AM
• H.R. 1790, the “Fair Indexing for Health Care Affordability Act” [PDF] Added 02/11/2022 at 11:43 AM
• H.R. 1791, the “Children’s Health Insurance Program Permanency Act” or the “CHIPP Act” [PDF] Added 02/11/2022 at 11:43 AM
• H.R. 1796, the “Health Care Enrollment Innovation Act” [PDF] Added 02/11/2022 at 11:43 AM
• H.R. 1874, the “Expand Navigators’ Resources for Outreach, Learning, and Longevity Act of 2021” or the “ENROLL Act of 2021” [PDF] Added 02/11/2022 at 11:43 AM
• H.R. 1875, a bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to eliminate the short-term limited duration insurance exemption with respect to individual health insurance coverage. [PDF] Added 02/11/2022 at 11:43 AM
• H.R. 1878, the “State Health Care Premium Reduction Act of 2021” [PDF] Added 02/11/2022 at 11:43 AM
• H.R. 1880, a bill to amend the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 to make permanent the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration. [PDF] Added 02/11/2022 at 11:43 AM
• H.R. 1888, the “Improving Access to Indian Health Services Act” [PDF] Added 02/11/2022 at 11:43 AM
• H.R. 1890, the “Health Care Consumer Protection Act” [PDF] Added 02/11/2022 at 11:43 AM
• H.R. 1896, the “State Allowance for Variety of Exchanges Act of 2021” or the “SAVE Act of 2021” [PDF] Added 02/11/2022 at 11:43 AM
• H.R. 1872, the “Marketing and Outreach Restoration to Empower Health Education Act of 2021” or the “MORE Health Education Act” [PDF] Added 02/11/2022 at 11:43 AM

Support Documents

• Hearing Notice [PDF]
• Briefing Memo [PDF] Added 03/19/2021 at 08:05 PM
• Document for the Record - A letter from 28 organizations representing individuals with chronic illnesses [PDF] Added 03/25/2021 at 01:21 PM
• Document for the Record - A statement from the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society [PDF] Added 03/25/2021 at 01:21 PM
• Document for the Record - Testimony from Sam Bloechl [PDF] Added 03/25/2021 at 01:21 PM
• Document for the Record - Testimony from AARP [PDF] Added 03/25/2021 at 01:21 PM
• Document for the Record - An “Advocate Spotlight” page from the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society [PDF] Added 03/25/2021 at 01:21 PM
• Document for the Record - A strategic framework summary for promoting the American Rescue Plan from Covered California [PDF] Added 03/25/2021 at 01:21 PM
• Document for the Record - A September 2020 letter from the Congressional Budget Office on STLDI plans [PDF] Added 03/25/2021 at 01:21 PM
• Document for the Record - A statement from the American College of Physicians [PDF] Added 03/25/2021 at 01:21 PM
• Document for the Record - A letter from 26 health care organizations in support of H.R. 1025 [PDF] Added 03/25/2021 at 01:21 PM
• Document for the Record - A March 2021 issue brief from the Heritage Foundation entitled, “Obamacare’s Health Insurance Exchanges in 2021: Increased Options, but Still Less Than Pre-ACA” [PDF] Added 03/25/2021 at 01:21 PM
• Document for the Record - A March 2021 issue brief from the Heritage Foundation entitled, “Obamacare Has Doubled the Cost of Individual Health Insurance” [PDF] Added 03/25/2021 at 01:21 PM
• Document for the Record - A February 2021 report from the Galen Institute entitled, “Individual Health Insurance Markets Improving in States that Fully Permit Short-Term Plans” [PDF] Added 03/25/2021 at 01:21 PM
• Document for the Record - A letter from the National Taxpayers Union [PDF] Added 03/25/2021 at 01:21 PM
• Document for the Record - Testimony from Laura Packard [PDF] Added 03/25/2021 at 01:21 PM
• Document for the Record - A March 2021 article from RealClear Health entitled, “More Money Without Reform for Obamacare” [PDF] Added 03/25/2021 at 01:21 PM
• Document for the Record - A document from Covered California entitled, “Covered California Announces American Rescue Plan Roadmap to Lower Premiums and Help Millions Get Covered” [PDF] Added 03/25/2021 at 01:21 PM
• Document for the Record - A letter from the Primary Care Collaborative in support of H.R. 1025 [PDF] Added 03/25/2021 at 01:21 PM
• Document for the Record - A statement from the Partnership to Empower Physician-Led Care [PDF] Added 03/25/2021 at 01:21 PM
• Document for the Record - An FAQ list from the Galen Institute on expansion of ACA subsidies [PDF] Added 03/25/2021 at 01:21 PM
• Document for the Record - An STLDI factsheet from the Galen Institute [PDF] Added 03/25/2021 at 01:21 PM
• Document for the Record - A June 2020 Democratic staff report from the Energy and Commerce Committee entitled, "Shortchanged: How the Trump Administration's Expansion of Junk Short-Term Health Insurance Plans is Putting Americans at Risk" [PDF] Added 03/25/2021 at 01:21 PM

Member Statements

• Opening Statement of Rep. Anna G. Eshoo, Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Health [PDF] Added 03/25/2021 at 01:21 PM
• Opening Statement of Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., Chairman of the Full Committee [PDF] Added 03/25/2021 at 01:21 PM
• Opening Statement of Rep. Brett Guthrie, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Health [PDF] Added 03/25/2021 at 01:21 PM
• Opening Statement of Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Ranking Member of the Full Committee [PDF] Added 03/25/2021 at 01:21 PM

Hearing Record

• Member Attendance [PDF] Added 03/25/2021 at 01:21 PM
• Preliminary Transcript [PDF] Added 04/23/2021 at 09:38 AM

First Published: March 16, 2021 at 05:07 PM
Last Updated: February 11, 2022 at 11:43 AM