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ID HJM007
JM
Status
3/15/2017
Primary Sponsor
Ways and Means Committee
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AI Summary
House Joint Memorial No. 7 Summary
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Urges President Trump, Secretary Price, and Congress to allow individual states to serve as the primary regulator of health insurance plans and permit free market availability of nonsubsidized health insurance plans in accordance with state laws and regulations
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Cites Idaho's 24% average rate increase for 2017 individual ACA plans and notes that pre-ACA "grandmothered" plans were 30% to 50% less expensive, suggesting state regulation could lower premiums
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Notes that nearly 90,000 Idahoans rely on ACA premium assistance tax credits and that "middle class" individuals earn too much to qualify for federal assistance but cannot afford ACA plans
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Directs the Idaho Department of Insurance to issue guidance allowing competitive, innovative, nonsubsidized health insurance plans and free market sales to Idahoans
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Requires the House Chief Clerk to send copies of the memorial to the President, federal congressional leaders, Idaho's congressional delegation, and state officials
Legislative Description
Stating findings of the Legislature and providing guidance on the replacement of the Affordable Care Act in Congress.
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
Last Action
Delivered to Secretary of State at 9:23 a.m. on March 24, 2017
3/27/2017