High Risk Pool Flexibility Act of 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Sep 28, 2004

High Risk Pool Flexibility Act of 2004 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the definition of "qualified high risk pool" for grant purposes to allow a State to meet the requirement to provide all eligible individuals with health insurance coverage by utilizing an acceptable alternative mechanism that includes a high risk pool as a component and: (1) that provides for risk adjustment, risk spreading, or a risk spreading mechanism (among issuers or policies of an issuer) or for some financial subsidization for eligible individuals, including through assistance to participating issuers; or (2) under which each eligible individual is provided a choice of all individual health insurance coverage otherwise available.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Nethercutt, George R., Jr. [R-WA-5] · R–WA

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Energy and Commerce Committee

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Rep. Dunn, Jennifer [R-WA-8]

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Oct 8, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 28, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 28, 2004
Introduced in House
Sep 28, 2004
Introduced in House

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