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SB 693 - Establishes MIHealth Marketplace Health Insurance Exchange - Key Vote
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Legislation - Referred to Committee (House) - Nov. 10, 2011
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (25-12) - Nov. 10, 2011 (Key vote)
Title: Establishes MIHealth Marketplace Health Insurance Exchange
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that establishes the MIHealth marketplace, a non-profit health insurance exchange, beginning January 1, 2014.
Highlights:
- Establishes the MIHealth marketplace as a non-profit health insurance exchange (Sec. 209).
- Requires the MIHealth marketplace to make qualified health plans available through its website and its toll-free telephone hotline for review and purchase by qualified individuals and qualified employers (Sec. 209).
- Specifies that nothing in this bill shall be construed or implied to recognize the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Sec. 101).
- Establishes the MIHealth marketplace board consisting of 7 voting members to organize and govern the MIHealth marketplace (Sec. 201).
- Prohibits members of the MIHealth marketplace board from being currently employed, or employed within the immediately preceding 12-month period, by a carrier, producer, health care provider, or third party administrator, or their affiliates, or be otherwise engaged by an entity that receives more than 50 percent of its revenues from a carrier, producer, health care provider, or third party administrator (Sec. 201).
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Sept. 22, 2011
Title: Establishes MIHealth Marketplace Health Insurance Exchange
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- John J. Gleason (MI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Mark C. Jansen (MI - R)
- Rick A. Jones (MI - R)
- Roger N. Kahn (MI - R)
