RIP MSP Act

II 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 1313 To repeal the multi-State plan program. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MAY 2, 2019 Mr. JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. BRAUN, Mr. WICKER, Mr. LEE, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. ENZI, Mr. CRAMER, and Mr. PAUL) intro- duced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Com- mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To repeal the multi-State plan program. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Repeal Insurance 4 Plans of the Multi-State Program Act’’ or the ‘‘RIP MSP 5 Act’’. 6 SEC. 2. REPEAL OF MULTI-STATE PLAN PROGRAM. 7 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘multi- 8 State plan issuer’’ and ‘‘MSP issuer’’ mean a health insur- 9 ance issuer or group of health insurance issuers that has 10 a contract with the Office of Personnel Management to 11 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:50 May 08, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1313.IS S1313 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •S 1313 IS offer multi-State plan options pursuant to section 1334 1 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public 2 Law 111–148). 3 (b) PROGRAM REPEAL.—Effective January 1, 2020, 4 section 1334 of the Patient Protection and Affordable 5 Care Act (Public Law 111–148) shall have no force or 6 effect. 7 (c) TERMINATION OF EXTERNAL REVIEW.—The ad- 8 ministration of external review pursuant to section 1334 9 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act shall 10 conclude upon the issuance by the Director of the Office 11 of Personnel Management (referred to in this section as 12 ‘‘OPM’’) of all final decisions for enrollees enrolled in a 13 multi-State plan during or before the 2019 plan year. 14 (d) REQUIRED REPORTING.—Not later than 60 days 15 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of 16 OPM shall provide the Committee on Homeland Security 17 and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Health, 18 Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the 19 Committee on Oversight and Reform and the Committee 20 on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives 21 a briefing concerning the efforts of the OPM to wind down 22 the multi-State program under section 1334 of the Patient 23 Protection and Affordable Care Act. Such briefing shall 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:50 May 08, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1313.IS S1313 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •S 1313 IS contain such information as may be required, including 1 information regarding— 2 (1) the methods of communication OPM and an 3 MSP issuer will use to notify current enrollees that 4 the multi-State plan will not be offered during the 5 next open season, including a timeline of the planned 6 communications; 7 (2) a description of how the Director of OPM 8 will work with the Secretary of Health and Human 9 Services to ensure that no plans previously offered 10 pursuant to such section 1334 are offered on State 11 or Federal Exchanges; and 12 (3) a timeline detailing how OPM will close 13 down the information technology portal that MSP 14 issuers utilize. 15 (e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the Patient Pro- 17 tection and Affordable Care Act is amended— 18 (A) in section 1301(a) (42 U.S.C. 19 18021(a))— 20 (i) in paragraph (2)— 21 (I) in the heading, by striking 22 ‘‘AND MULTI-STATE QUALIFIED 23 HEALTH PLANS’’; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:50 May 08, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1313.IS S1313 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •S 1313 IS (II) by striking ‘‘and a multi- 1 State plan under section 1334,’’; and 2 (ii) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘, 3 including a multi-State qualified health 4 plan,’’; and 5 (B) in section 1324(a) (42 U.S.C. 6 18044(a)), by striking ‘‘, or a multi-State quali- 7 fied health plan under section 1334,’’. 8 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 9 by paragraph (1) shall take effect on January 1, 10 2020. 11 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:50 May 08, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S1313.IS S1313 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS