Sec. 1. Short title; purpose; table of contents
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This Act may be cited as the . Common Sense Health Reform Americans Actually Want Act The purpose of this Act is to take meaningful steps to lower health care costs and increase access to health insurance coverage (especially for individuals with preexisting conditions) without— raising taxes; cutting Medicare benefits for seniors; adding to the national deficit; intervening in the doctor-patient relationship; or instituting a government takeover of health care. The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; purpose; table of contents. Sec. 2. Repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. Division A—Ensuring coverage for individuals with preexisting conditions and multiple health care needs Sec. 101. Establish universal access programs to improve high risk pools and reinsurance markets. Sec. 102. No annual or lifetime spending caps. Sec. 103. Preventing unjust cancellation of insurance coverage.
Division B—Reducing Health Care Premiums and the Number of Uninsured Americans Title I—Expanding Access and Lowering Costs for Small Businesses Subtitle A—Enhanced Marketplace Pools Sec. 201. Rules governing enhanced marketplace pools. Sec. 202. Cooperation between Federal and State authorities. Sec. 203. Effective date and transitional and other rules. Subtitle B—Market Relief Sec. 204. Market relief. Title II—Targeted Efforts to Expand Access Sec. 211. Extending coverage of dependents.
Sec. 212. Prohibiting preexisting condition exclusions for enrollees under age 19. Sec. 213. Health plan finders. Title III—Expanding Choices by Allowing Americans to Buy Health Care Coverage Across State Lines Sec. 221. Interstate purchasing of health insurance. Title IV—Improving Health Savings Accounts Sec. 231. HSA funds for premiums for high deductible health plans. Sec. 232. Requiring greater coordination between HDHP administrators and HSA account administrators so that enrollees can enroll in both at the same time.
Sec. 233. Special rule for certain medical expenses incurred before establishment of account. Title V—Tax–Related Health Incentives Sec. 241. SECA tax deduction for health insurance costs. Sec. 242. Deduction for qualified health insurance costs of individuals. Division C—Enacting Real Medical Liability Reform Sec. 301. Cap on non-economic damages against health care practitioners. Sec. 302. Cap on non-economic damages against health care institutions. Sec. 303. Cap, in wrongful death cases, on total damages against any single health care practitioner.
Sec. 304. Limitation of insurer liability when insurer rejects certain settlement offers. Sec. 305. Mandatory jury instruction on cap on damages. Sec. 306. Determination of negligence; mandatory jury instruction. Sec. 307. Expert reports required to be served in civil actions. Sec. 308. Expert opinions relating to physicians may be provided only by actively practicing physicians. Sec. 309. Payment of future damages on periodic or accrual basis. Sec. 310. Unanimous jury required for punitive or exemplary damages.
Sec. 311. Proportionate liability. Sec. 312. Defense-initiated settlement process. Sec. 313. Statute of limitations; statute of repose. Sec. 314. Limitation on liability for Good Samaritans providing emergency health care. Sec. 315. Definitions. Division D—Protecting the Doctor-Patient Relationship Sec. 401. Rule of construction. Sec. 402. Repeal of Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research. Division E—Incentivizing Wellness and Quality Improvements Sec. 501.
Incentives for prevention and wellness programs. Division F—Protecting Taxpayers Sec. 601. Permanently prohibiting taxpayer funded abortions and ensuring conscience protections. Sec. 602. Improved enforcement of the Medicare and Medicaid secondary payer provisions. Sec. 603. Strengthen Medicare provider enrollment standards and safeguards. Sec. 604. Tracking banned providers across State lines.