S. 1886 would provide a refundable and advanceable credit for health insurance through the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, to provide for improved private health insurance access and affordability.

== Detailed Summary ==

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(Log inEvery American Insured Health Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow uninsured individual taxpayers and their spouses and dependents a refundable tax credit for a limited amount of their health insurance costs; (2) direct the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a program for payment of health insurance costs by advancing health insurance tax credit amounts to editinsurance providers during the wikitaxable year; and be(3) limit the firstavailability of certain tax preferences for individuals eligible for the health insurance tax credit.

Amends the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to deem whether a state has taken efforts to provide its citizens with greater access to affordable private health insurance, including by establishing a detailed summarystate health insurance exchange, a high risk pool, a reinsurance mechanism, or other high risk solution. Sets forth requirements for certification of a state health insurance exchange.

Amends Title XIX (Medicaid) of the bill!)Social Security Act to expand Medicaid health opportunity accounts to all states as of January 1, 2008.
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== Status of the Legislation ==

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(Log inLatest Major Action: 7/26/2007: Referred to edit the wikiSenate committee. Status: Read twice and be the firstreferred to update the status of the bill!)Committee on Finance.
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== Points in Favor ==

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