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  • H. R. 2528 — To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify the treatment of certain association health plans as employers, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:2,108

    H. R. 2528 aims to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to define certain association health plans as "employers." This change would allow groups or associations of employers to offer employee welfare benefit plans to both their members and self-employed...

    Simple Explanation

    This bill wants to let groups of employers, like a bunch of small companies or people who work for themselves, team up to buy health insurance together as if they're a single big company. This helps them get better insurance deals while making sure everyone is treated fairly, no matter how healthy they are.

  • H. R. 9020 — To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish a public health insurance option, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:2,098

    H.R. 9020, known as the “Consumer Health Options and Insurance Competition Enhancement Act” or the “CHOICE Act,” seeks to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to create a public health insurance option available through Exchanges from January 1, 2026. This public health...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to create a new type of health insurance run by the government, like a special kind of piggy bank for health, that people can use to get care starting in 2026. It tries to make sure everyone gets good care by letting the government talk to doctors about how much to pay them and making rules so it doesn't cost too much money.