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1101 - Immediate Access to Insurance for Uninsured Individuals with a Pre-Existing Condition

Requires HHS to establish, within 90 days of enactment – either directly or through contracts with States or nonprofit entities – a temporary high-risk health insurance pool program available to individuals with pre-existing conditions (as defined by HHS) who have been without creditable coverage for the preceding 6 months. A qualified risk pool must meet certain rating, out-of-pocket limit and other standards....

1102 - Reinsurance for Early Retirees

Amended by section 10102 of the Manager’s Amendment. Requires HHS, by June 21, 2010, to establish the temporary Early Retiree Reinsurance Program under which HHS reimburses participating employer-based plan sponsors for a portion of the costs of providing health coverage to pre-Medicare-eligible early retirees (age 55+), including eligible spouses, surviving spouses and dependents, who are not “active employees.” HHS will...

1103 - Immediate Information that Allows Consumers to Identify Affordable Coverage Options

Amended by section 10102 of the Manager’s Amendment. By July 1, 2010, requires that HHS establish a website so individuals and small business in States can identify and compare available health insurance options including individual and small group coverage, as well as Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP and high risk pools. HHS must develop a standardized format for presenting information regarding coverage options including information...

1104 - Administrative Simplification

Amended by section 10109 of the Manager’s Amendment. Directs HHS to adopt a single set of operating rules for each of the HIPAA financial and administrative transactions with the goal of creating “as much uniformity in the implementation of the electronic standards as possible.” Adds electronic funds transfers (EFTs) to the list of healthcare transactions for which HHS must adopt a...

1105 - Effective Date

Specifies that Subtitle B (sections 1101-1105) takes effect upon enactment, March 23, 2010.

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