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S.137: Health Insurance Rate Review Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced Jan. 25, 2011
- Latest Major Action Jan. 25, 2011
- See the three similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
8 (7 Democrats, 1 Independent Democrat)
Bill Summary
Health Insurance Rate Review Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to declare that federal provisions requiring the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to review unreasonable premium increases in health care coverage shall not be construed to prohibit a state from imposing additional rate requirements on health insurance issuers that are more protective of consumers. Expands such review to include all rate increases, not only...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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| Jan. 25, 2011 |
Introduced in the Senate by Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) |