HEALTH Act
Summary
Helping Everyone Access Long Term Healthcare Act or the HEALTH Act This bill allows a tax deduction for direct primary care physicians who provide charity care. The care must be provided without expectation of reimbursement and to an individual enrolled in Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). A direct primary care physician is a physician who provides primary care (1) to individuals who have paid a periodic subscription fee, and (2) in exchange for a fee that is published on a publicly available website of the physician.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced May 18, 2022
Last action May 18, 2022
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
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Committee
1
May 18, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
lower
May 18, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Daniel Webster
RRepublican
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