Justice for Patients Act
Summary
Justice for Patients Act This bill prohibits private health insurance plans from (1) including any mandatory arbitration provision for disputes related to the plan, or (2) limiting the ability of a plan enrollee to participate in a class action lawsuit related to the plan. Further, the applicability of this bill to an arbitration agreement may not be determined by an arbitrator.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jun 16, 2021
Last action Jun 17, 2021
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Total actions
4
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Committee
3
Jun 17, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Jun 16, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Jun 16, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.
lower
Jun 16, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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