,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bdcb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ah1 
#bjae ,mr4 ,scott 7for himself and ,mr4 
,barrasso7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,public ,health   
,service ,act to require the disclosure 
of the portion of health insurance      
premiums attributable to the health     
insurance tax4  #a4 ,short title ,this  
,act may be cited as the ,obamacare ,tax
 ,transparency ,act4  #b4 ,disclosure of
 portion of premium attributable to     
health insurance tax  7a7 ,findings     
,congress makes the following findings3 
7#a7 ,the health insurance tax under    
section #ijaj of the ,patient           
,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act  
7,,aca7 is one of the largest tax       
increases under the ,,aca4 ,in the most 
recent ,budget and ,economic ,outlook1  
the ,congressional ,budget ,office      

7,,cbo7 projected that the health       
insurance tax will accrue               
#aei1jjj1jjj1jjj over #aj years         
7#bjaf-bjbe7 through yearly1 increasing 
fees on most health insurance providers4
  7#b7 ,according to the ,,cbo1 new fees
 under the ,,aca--including the health  
insurance tax--would be largely passed  
through to consumers in the form of     
higher premiums for private coverage4   
7#c7 ,families and small businesses are 
frequently unaware that their premium   
payments are higher due to the health   
insurance tax4  7b7 ,purpose ,it is the 
purpose of this ,act to provide         
consumers with a transparent account of 
the portion of their premium that is    
attributable to the health insurance tax
 under section #ijaj of the ,patient    
,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act4 
7c7 ,disclosure ,subpart #a of part ,a  
of title ,,xxvii of the ,public ,health 
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg et 
seq47 is amended--  7#a7 by             
redesignating the second section #bgji  

7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#i7 7relating to 
disclosure of information7 as section   
#bgji-a2 and  7#b7 by adding at the end 
the following3  #bgji-b4 ,disclosure of 
portion of premium attributable to      
health insurance tax  7a7 ,in general   
,each covered entity shall disclose to  
any individual or employer who pays a   
premium for health insurance in the     
individual or group market the portion  
of such premium which is attributable to
 the fee imposed under section #ijaj of 
the ,patient ,protection and ,affordable
 ,care ,act4  7b7 ,manner of disclosure 
7#a7 ,in general ,except as provided in 
paragraph 7#b71 in any case in which the
 covered entity provides a monthly or   
annual premium statement or bill1 the   
disclosure made under subsection 7a7    
shall be made on such statement or bill4
  7#b7 ,group market ,in the case of a  
covered entity that provides coverage in
 the large group market or small group  
market 7as defined in section           
#bgia7;e771 the disclosure made under   

subsection 7a7 may be made to the       
employer who maintains such plan4  7c7  
,prohibition on regulations ,the        
,secretary may not promulgate           
regulations with respect to the form or 
manner of any disclosure required under 
this section4  7d7 ,definitions ,for    
purposes of this section1 the terms     
covered entity and health insurance have
 the meaning given such terms under     
section #ijaj of the ,patient           
,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act4 
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