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Updated October 4, 2024 Contents Introduction General Questions What Are Reproductive Health Services? What Are Contraceptive Services? What Are Abortions and Abortion Counseling Services? Can Federal Funds Be Used to [...]

Since March 2020, a number of laws have been enacted to provide relief to people and businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. These include the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA; P.L. 116-127) and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act; P.L. 116-136), both enacted in March 2020; the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-260), enacted in December 2020; and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA; P.L. 117-2), enacted in March 2021. The laws enacted in response to the pandemic include a wide array of provisions, some of which are amendments to existing programs, benefits, and authorities, and others that are newly established. Many of these provisions were enacted on a temporary basis, where Congress specified an expiration date or a limited period during which they would remain in effect. Some provisions had been set to expire in 2020 or 2021 and were extended with the enactment of P.L. 116-260 or P.L. 117-2, both of which also established a number of additional pandemic relief provisions. For certain other provisions, Congress specified that availability would be tied to the duration of a declared emergency or disaster. This report identifies provisions enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic that are set to expire during the 117th Congress (i.e., before January 3, 2023). These provisions are presented in a series of tables organized by subject matter. The expiring provisions that are within the scope of this report are primarily those that define the authority of government agencies or other entities to act, usually by authorizing a policy, project, or activity. These include provisions that temporarily suspend or delay the period during which a provision of law, regulation, requirement, or deadline is in effect; establish a moratorium on a particular activity; or provide authorization for certain provisions of law, regulation, or other requirements to be waived.

Updated April 14, 2023 Federal Support for Reproductive Health Services: Frequently Asked Questions Federal support for reproductive health services--preventive, diagnostic, and treatment services related to reproductive systems, functions, and processes--is [...]

April 18, 2023 In general, a health insurance plan is an agreement that a plan enrollee will pay specified amounts in return for coverage of certain health care benefits (often, [...]

Contents Tables Table 1. Provisions Expired or Expiring in the 118th Congress, First Session Table 2. Provisions That Expired in the 117th Congress Table A-1. Demonstration Projects and Pilot Programs [...]

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended) required health insurance exchanges to be established in every state. Exchanges are virtual marketplaces in which consumers and [...]

Updated March 9, 2023 A majority of Americans have private health insurance. Broadly, private health insurance includes group plans (largely made up of employer-sponsored insurance) and nongroup plans (i.e., plans [...]

February 1, 2023 Contents Introduction Legislative History Benefit Coverage Requirements Coverage of the Essential Health Benefits Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Without Cost Sharing Mental Health Parity Requirements Parity Law [...]

SUMMARY R47303 November 15, 2022 This report provides information on selected health care-related provisions that have expired or are scheduled to expire during the second session of the 117th Congress [...]

Contents Introduction General Questions What Are Reproductive Health Services? What Are Contraceptive Services? What Are Abortions and Abortion Counseling Services? Can Federal Funds Be Used to Pay for Abortions or [...]

Contents Introduction COVID-19 Testing Overview What Are the Different Types of COVID-19 Tests? Molecular Diagnostic Testing Antigen Testing Serology Testing For What Purposes Is COVID-19 Testing Used? When Is COVID-19 [...]

May 14, 2021 Federal support for reproductive health services--preventive, diagnostic, and treatment services related to reproductive systems, functions, and processes--is administered in different ways, largely because federal agencies, departments, and [...]

April 27, 2021 Contents Introduction Budget Reconciliation Process High-Level Summary Private Health Insurance Medicaid and CHIP Provisions Medicare Provisions Medicare and Medicaid Provisions Abbreviated Summary of Provisions Detailed Summaries of [...]

Updated April 29, 2021 Contents Introduction Overview Types and Administration of Exchanges Individual and SHOP Exchanges State-Based and Federally Facilitated Exchanges Exchange Administration Qualified Health Plans Individual Exchanges Eligibility and [...]

Updated April 9, 2021 Contents Introduction Background on Private Health Insurance FAQ: COVID-19 Covered Benefits and Cost Sharing Are Plans Required to Cover COVID-19 Testing? FFCRA and CARES Act State [...]

February 19, 2021 A U.S. COVID-19 vaccination campaign is underway. For this effort, all vaccines and some supplies for their administration to patients have been purchased by the federal government, [...]

Contents Introduction COVID-19 Testing Overview What Are the Different Types of COVID-19 Tests? Molecular Diagnostic Testing Antigen Testing Serology Testing For What Purposes Is COVID-19 Testing Used? When Is COVID-19 [...]

Contents Introduction Background on Private Health Insurance FAQ: COVID-19 Covered Benefits and Cost Sharing Are Plans Required to Cover COVID-19 Testing? FFCRA and CARES Act State and Private-Sector Actions Are [...]

April 29, 2020 Contents Introduction A Snapshot of CARES Act Health Provisions Report Contents Definitions, Abbreviations, and Acronyms 'Section 319' Public Health Emergency Additional Definitions and Acronyms CARES Act Health [...]

April 17, 2020 Contents Introduction FFCRA Overview Legislative History Provisions in Brief Key Definitions Duration of Emergency Period Definitions of COVID-19 Testing and Related Services Definition of the Uninsured Summaries [...]

November 13, 2019 Federal health insurance requirements generally apply to health plans sold in the private health insurance market in the United States (i.e., individual coverage, small- and large-group coverage, [...]

Updated August 28, 2018 Contents Background Private Health Plans Regulation of Private Health Plans Federal Requirements Obtaining Coverage Guaranteed Issue Prohibition on Using Health Status for Eligibility Determinations Extension of [...]

Updated June 6, 2018 Introduction Executive Order 13813 Background Association Health Plans (AHPs) What Is an Association Health Plan? How Do AHPs Operate Within the Private Health Insurance Market? How [...]

The article provides information on selected health care-related provisions that have expired or are scheduled to expire during the second session of the 117th Congress. It mentions that the expiring provisions included in this report are any identified provisions related to Medicare, Medicaid, the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), or private health insurance programs and activities.

Updated November 2, 2017 Americans obtain health insurance through a variety of methods and from different sources. People may get insurance through the private sector or from a government source, [...]

Updated July 6, 2016 Overview The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended) requires all non-grandfathered health plans in the non-group and small-group private health insurance [...]

The article provides an overview of the various components of the health insurance exchanges in the U.S. Topics discussed include enactment of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act for addressing health insurance in the country; health insurance plans offered through an exchange are qualified health plans; and role of Secretary of Health and Human Services in addressing the same. It also mentions about tax credits offered for the same.