http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills info@washingtonwatch.com http://www.pjdoland.com/chai/?v=0.1 http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_HR_2357.html?rev=7447 <p>H.R. 2357 would amend the Social Security Act to guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children born after 2008.</p> <h2 id="toc0"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2007 - Amends the Social Security Act to add a new title XXII (Medikids Program) which creates a program to guarantee comprehensive health care coverage, including prescription drugs for all children meeting specified age requirements.</p> <p>Creates the MediKids Trust Fund.</p> <p>Expands the membership of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to 19.</p> <p>Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) impose a MediKids premium for the taxable year, with an exemption for very low-income raxpayers; and (2) create a refundable tax credit providing a catastrophic limit on MediKids cost-sharing expenses.</p> <p>Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to propose a gradual schedule of progressive tax changes to fund the Medikids program, as the number of enrollees grows in the out-years.</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc1"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 5/17/2007: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc2"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc3"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 7447@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_HR_2357.html?rev=7448 <p>H.R. 2357 would amend the Social Security Act to guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children born after 2008.</p> <h2 id="toc4"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2007 - Amends the Social Security Act to add a new title XXII (Medikids Program) which creates a program to guarantee comprehensive health care coverage, including prescription drugs for all children meeting specified age requirements.</p> <p>Creates the MediKids Trust Fund.</p> <p>Expands the membership of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to 19.</p> <p>Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) impose a MediKids premium for the taxable year, with an exemption for very low-income raxpayers; and (2) create a refundable tax credit providing a catastrophic limit on MediKids cost-sharing expenses.</p> <p>Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to propose a gradual schedule of progressive tax changes to fund the Medikids program, as the number of enrollees grows in the out-years.</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc5"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 5/17/2007: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc6"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc7"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 7448@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2357.html 5/17/2007: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 19948@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 17 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2357.html 5/17/2007: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 29428@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 17 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT