S.Amdt. 3907
What it does: Adds SEC. __. LIMITATION ON APPLICATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS wherever appropriate
Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT)What it changes
1 change to S. 1955
Adds SEC. __. LIMITATION ON APPLICATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS wherever appropriate
Adds a sectionInserted: SEC. __. LIMITATION ON APPLICATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS
Inserted: (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act (or an amendment made by this Act), any provision of this Act (or amendment) that has the effect of--
Inserted: (1) increasing the premiums paid by women of child bearing age for health insurance coverage;
Inserted: (2) nullifying, superseding, or limiting the application of any State law that requires a health insurance issuer to provide coverage for maternity care or related per- and post-natal care for women and their infants;
Inserted: (3) limiting the ability of the State to enforce any law described in paragraph (2); shall not apply and shall not be enforced.
Inserted: (b) Limitation on use of gender in setting rates.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act (or an amendment made by this Act), a health insurance issuer that offers a small business health plan may not use gender as a characteristic in setting health insurance premium rates with respect to such plan.
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At the appropriate place, insert the following:
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As printed
SA 3907. Mr. BAUCUS 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 the 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. __. LIMITATION ON APPLICATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act (or an amendment made by this Act), any provision of this Act (or amendment) that has the effect of--
(1) increasing the premiums paid by women of child bearing age for health insurance coverage;
(2) nullifying, superseding, or limiting the application of any State law that requires a health insurance issuer to provide coverage for maternity care or related per- and post-natal care for women and their infants;
(3) limiting the ability of the State to enforce any law described in paragraph (2); shall not apply and shall not be enforced.
(b) Limitation on use of gender in setting rates.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act (or an amendment made by this Act), a health insurance issuer that offers a small business health plan may not use gender as a characteristic in setting health insurance premium rates with respect to such plan.
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Senate amendment submitted
May 10, 2006
Amendments
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