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MI SCR0023
Concurrent Resolution
AI Summary
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Request Congress enact legislation allowing direct primary care payments through tax-deferred or tax-exempt accounts, such as Health Savings Accounts.
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Request Congress and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services explicitly allow medical home services to include direct primary care arrangements.
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Request Congress and HHS allow Medicare patients to pay doctors directly outside the traditional Medicare program.
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Request Congress and HHS encourage states to enable Medicaid patients to pay doctors directly for routine medical services.
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Direct Primary Care Services are promoted as a low-cost alternative that reduces hospitalization, improves health outcomes, and can be paired with wraparound insurance plans to meet Affordable Care Act requirements.
Legislative Description
A concurrent resolution to request that the United States Congress enact legislation and that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services promulgate rules that would promote the opportunity for consumers to choose Direct Primary Care Services as an integral part of their health care plan.
Direct Primary Care Services
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Health Policy
11/13/2014