H.R. 3598 · 113th Congress
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to permit insurers to offer catastrophic coverage plans to anyone, and for other purposes.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Jeff Fortenberry
- Introduced
- 2013-11-21
- Latest action
- 2013-11-22 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to consider catastrophic health plans to be providing essential health benefits by removing certain enrollment eligibility restrictions (concerning age, certification of exemption from the Internal Revenue Code requirement to maintain minimum essential coverage, and offering of the plan only in the individual market).