,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ebbd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ba1       
#bjai,mr4 ,bishop of ,north ,carolina   
7for himself1 ,mr4 ,budd1 ,mr4          
,westerman1 and ,mr4 ,smucker7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce1 and in addition to the   
,committees on ,education and ,labor1   
and ,ways and ,means1 for a period to be
 subsequently determined by the         
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to codify certain rules     
related to health reimbursement         
arrangements and other account-based    
group health plans4  #a4 ,short title2  
findings  7a7 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,increasing ,health 
,coverage through ,h,r,as ,act4  7b7    
,findings ,congress finds the following3
  7#a7 ,permitting health reimbursement 
arrangements to be used for the purchase

 of private insurance will allow more   
small businesses to offer access to     
quality health insurance coverage to    
their employees4  7#b7 ,permitting      
health reimbursement arrangements to be 
used for the purchase of private        
insurance will increase the number of   
,americans with health insurance        
coverage by as many as #hjj1jjj4  7#c7  
,permitting health reimbursement        
arrangements to be used for the purchase
 of private insurance will significantly
 increase the number of ,americans      
obtaining coverage in the individual    
market1 leading to more choice1         
stability1 innovation1 and lower        
premiums4  7#d7 ,the administration rule
 permitting health reimbursement        
arrangements to be used for the purchase
 of private insurance ensures that those
 with pre-existing conditions will not  
pay more for coverage by requiring      
workers within each class of employment 
to be offered the same coverage         
regardless of health status4  #b4       

,health ,reimbursement ,arrangements and
 ,other ,account-,based ,group ,health  
,plans ,the final rule 7#hd ,,fr #bhhhh7
 published on ,june #bj1 #bjai1 by the  
,secretary of the ,treasury1 the        
,secretary of ,labor1 and the ,secretary
 of ,health and ,human ,services        
7relating to health reimbursement       
arrangements and other account-based    
group health plans7 shall have the full 
force and effect of law4