Easy Enrollment in Health Care Act
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (20 Oct 2021): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
What this bill does
This bill, the Easy Enrollment in Health Care Act, would create a system letting taxpayers use their federal income tax filing to check whether household members lacking health coverage qualify for programs such as Medicaid, CHIP, or subsidized Affordable Care Act marketplace plans, and to enroll them automatically in a plan with no net premium unless they opt out or choose a different plan. Treasury, by January 1, 2024, would build the enrollment program, a supplemental information form, and a secure electronic data-sharing interface with health insurance exchanges. The bill amends federal tax law to permit the IRS to share relevant tax return information with exchanges, under privacy and security safeguards, only for eligibility and enrollment purposes, and sets up error-correction procedures if data mistakes affect a person's eligibility.
The bill primarily affects uninsured individuals and families filing federal tax returns, tax return preparers, the IRS, state Medicaid/CHIP agencies, and health insurance exchanges, all of whom would take on new roles in facilitating coverage enrollment through the tax-filing process. It explicitly does not require anyone to file a tax return or share tax information as a condition of applying for coverage through other means.
Introduced October 19, 2021, by Rep. Ami Bera, the bill was referred to the House Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means. It has not received a vote and, per the official record, did not advance further in the 117th Congress.
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Official summary
Easy Enrollment in Health Care Act
This bill revises the procedures related to enrollment in health insurance affordability programs, including Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and state-operated Basic Health Programs. The bill provides funding to support the changes.
Specifically, the bill permits individuals who do not have minimum essential coverage to, in conjunction with filing their tax return, determine whether any members of their household are eligible for an insurance affordability program and enroll in minimum essential coverage.
The bill makes individuals eligible for Medicaid or CHIP based on a prior finding of eligibility for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. It also revises the continuous coverage standards under Medicaid and CHIP.
Additionally, the bill provides access to certain information to support enrollment in insurance affordability programs.
Timeline
20 Oct 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 5610 do?
- This bill, the Easy Enrollment in Health Care Act, would create a system letting taxpayers use their federal income tax filing to check whether household members lacking health coverage qualify for programs such as Medicaid, CHIP, or subsidized Affordable Care Act marketplace plans, and to enroll them automatically in a plan with no net premium unless they opt out or choose a different plan. Treasury, by January 1, 2024, would build the enrollment program, a supplemental information form, and a secure electronic data-sharing interface with health insurance exchanges. The bill amends federal tax law to permit the IRS to share relevant tax return information with exchanges, under privacy and security safeguards, only for eligibility and enrollment purposes, and sets up error-correction procedures if data mistakes affect a person's eligibility. The bill primarily affects uninsured individuals and families filing federal tax returns, tax return preparers, the IRS, state Medicaid/CHIP agencies, and health insurance exchanges, all of whom would take on new roles in facilitating coverage enrollment through the tax-filing process. It explicitly does not require anyone to file a tax return or share tax information as a condition of applying for coverage through other means. Introduced October 19, 2021, by Rep. Ami Bera, the bill was referred to the House Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means. It has not received a vote and, per the official record, did not advance further in the 117th Congress.
- Has H.R. 5610 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 5610. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 5610?
- H.R. 5610 was sponsored by Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-7] (D-CA), with 0 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 5610?
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (20 Oct 2021).
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