S.3119: Health Insurance Fairness Act

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 107th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about health
  • Introduced Oct. 16, 2002
  • Latest Major Action Oct. 16, 2002

Bill Sponsor

Bill Summary

Health Insurance Fairness Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit health insurance issuers that provide individual coverage or coverage through an association from: (1) reclassifying an individual from the class such individual was in at the time of issuance of the contract for a health related factor; or (2) increasing the premiums assessed an individual for coverage for a health related reason.Declares that nothing in this Act...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Oct. 16, 2002

Introduced in the Senate by Bob Graham (D-Fla.)

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