S.Amdt. 3883
What it does: Adds SEC. __. GAO STUDY CONCERNING BENEFITS MANDATES wherever appropriate
Sen. David Vitter (R-LA)What it changes
1 change to S. 1955
Adds SEC. __. GAO STUDY CONCERNING BENEFITS MANDATES wherever appropriate
Adds a sectionInserted: SEC. __. GAO STUDY CONCERNING BENEFITS MANDATES.
Inserted: (a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Government Accountability Office shall complete a study, and submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, a report concerning certain health insurance benefits and services that are mandated by State laws and covered under small business health plans under this Act.
Inserted: (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the study under subsection (a) shall be to compare benefits and services covered by small business health plans under this Act with benefits and services that are mandated by State laws.
Inserted: (c) Benefits to be Studied.--For the purposes of this section, the benefits to be studies under the study under subsection (a) shall include--
Inserted: (1) chiropractic coverage;
Inserted: (2) mammography services;
Inserted: (3) minimum hospital stays;
Inserted: (4) secondary consultations for women who undergo mastectomies and lymph node dissections for breast cancer;
Inserted: (5) bone density screenings;
Inserted: (6) cervical cancer screenings;
Inserted: (7) maternity care;
Inserted: (8) well-baby care;
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Inserted: (9) immunizations;
Inserted: (10) autism treatments and services;
Inserted: (11) obesity coverage; and
Inserted: (12) diabetes coverage.
Inserted: (d) Other Study Areas.--In conducting the study and submitting the report under subsection (a), the Government Accountability Office shall--
Inserted: (1) consider the total number of small business health plans approved pursuant to this Act;
Inserted: (2) include a summary of the 5 largest small business health plans, measured by the number of enrollees, which shall, with respect to each such plan, include--
Inserted: (A) a list of all benefits covered;
Inserted: (B) a list of States with residents covered under such plan; and
Inserted: (C) a comparison of benefits covered under such plan with benefits mandated by the insurance laws of each State in which the plan is offered;
Inserted: (3) for each of the benefits described in subsection (c), contain a list of the States that mandate such coverage; and
Inserted: (4) for each of the benefits described in subsection (c), contain a description of the total number of small business health plans offering such benefit.
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SA 3883. Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mr. Graham) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1955, to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to expand health care access and reduce costs through the creation of small business health plans and through modernization of the health insurance marketplace; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. GAO STUDY CONCERNING BENEFITS MANDATES.
(a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Government Accountability Office shall complete a study, and submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, a report concerning certain health insurance benefits and services that are mandated by State laws and covered under small business health plans under this Act.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the study under subsection (a) shall be to compare benefits and services covered by small business health plans under this Act with benefits and services that are mandated by State laws.
(c) Benefits to be Studied.--For the purposes of this section, the benefits to be studies under the study under subsection (a) shall include--
(1) chiropractic coverage;
(2) mammography services;
(3) minimum hospital stays;
(4) secondary consultations for women who undergo mastectomies and lymph node dissections for breast cancer;
(5) bone density screenings;
(6) cervical cancer screenings;
(7) maternity care;
(8) well-baby care;
(9) immunizations;
(10) autism treatments and services;
(11) obesity coverage; and
(12) diabetes coverage.
(d) Other Study Areas.--In conducting the study and submitting the report under subsection (a), the Government Accountability Office shall--
(1) consider the total number of small business health plans approved pursuant to this Act;
(2) include a summary of the 5 largest small business health plans, measured by the number of enrollees, which shall, with respect to each such plan, include--
(A) a list of all benefits covered;
(B) a list of States with residents covered under such plan; and
(C) a comparison of benefits covered under such plan with benefits mandated by the insurance laws of each State in which the plan is offered;
(3) for each of the benefits described in subsection (c), contain a list of the States that mandate such coverage; and
(4) for each of the benefits described in subsection (c), contain a description of the total number of small business health plans offering such benefit.
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Senate amendment submitted
May 10, 2006