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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5596
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and improve health
savings accounts, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 14, 2020
Mr. ROY (for himself, Mr. BIGGS, and Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand
and improve health savings accounts, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Personalized Care Act
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of 2020’’.
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SEC. 2. HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNT ELIGIBILITY.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 223(c)
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of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read
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as follows:
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‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘eligible
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individual’ means, with respect to any month, any
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individual if such individual is—
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‘‘(A) covered under—
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‘‘(i) a group or individual health plan,
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‘‘(ii) health insurance coverage, in-
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cluding a short term limited duration plan
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or medical indemnity plan, or
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‘‘(iii) a government plan, including
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coverage under the Medicare program
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under part A or part B of title XVIII of
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the Social Security Act, the Medicaid pro-
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gram under title XIX of such Act, the
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CHIP program under title XXI of such
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Act or a qualified CHIP look-alike pro-
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gram (as defined in section 2107(g) of
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such Act), medical coverage under chapter
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55 of title 10, United States Code (includ-
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ing coverage under the TRICARE pro-
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gram), a health care program under chap-
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ter 17 or 18 of title 38, United States
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Code, as determined by the Secretary of
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Veterans Affairs in coordination with the
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Secretary of Health and Human Services
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and the Secretary, a medical care program
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of the Indian Health Service or a tribal or-
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ganization, or coverage under chapter 89
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of title 5, United States Code, or
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‘‘(B) a participant in a health care sharing
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ministry
(as
defined
in
section
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5000A(d)(2)(B)(ii)),
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as of the 1st day of such month.’’.
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
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(1) Subsection (c) of section 223 of such Code
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is amended by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and
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by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as para-
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graphs (2) and (3), respectively.
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(2) Paragraphs (2)(A) and (2)(B) of section
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223(b) of such Code are each amended by striking
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‘‘a high deductible health plan’’ and inserting ‘‘a
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health plan, insurance, or ministry described in sub-
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section (c)(1)’’.
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(3) Paragraph (8)(A)(ii) of section 223(b) of
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such Code is amended by striking ‘‘high deductible
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health plan’’ and inserting ‘‘health plan, insurance,
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or ministry described in subsection (c)(1)’’.
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(4) Section 223(g)(1) of such Code is amend-
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ed—
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(A) by striking ‘‘subsections (b)(2) and
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(c)(2)(A)’’ both places it appears and inserting
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‘‘subsection (b)(2)’’, and
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(B) by striking ‘‘for ‘calendar year 2016’ ’’
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in subparagraph (B) and all that follows
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through ‘‘ ‘calendar year 2003’.’’ and inserting
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‘‘ ‘calendar year 1997’ for ‘calendar year 2016’
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in subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof.’’.
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(5) The heading of subparagraph (B) of section
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223(b)(8) of such Code is amended by striking
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‘‘HIGH DEDUCTIBLE HEALTH PLAN’’.
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(6) Section 26(b)(2)(S) of such Code is amend-
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ed by striking ‘‘high deductible health plan’’.
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(7) The heading of paragraph (3) of section
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106(e) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘HIGH
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DEDUCTIBLE HEALTH PLAN’’.
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(8) Clause (ii) of section 106(e)(5)(B) of such
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Code is amended by striking ‘‘a high deductible
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health plan’’ and inserting ‘‘a health plan’’.
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(9) Paragraph (9) of section 408(d) of such
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Code is amended—
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(A) by striking ‘‘the high deductible health
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plan covering’’ in subparagraph (C)(i)(I) and
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inserting ‘‘health plan, insurance, or ministry
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of’’,
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(B) by striking ‘‘a high deductible health
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plan’’ the first place it appears in subparagraph
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(C)(ii)(II) and inserting ‘‘a health plan, insur-
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ance,
or
ministry
described
in
section
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223(c)(1)’’,
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(C) by striking ‘‘a high deductible health
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plan’’ the second place it appears in subpara-
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graph (C)(ii)(II) and inserting ‘‘any such plan,
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insurance, or ministry’’, and
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(D)
by
striking
‘‘HIGH
DEDUCTIBLE
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HEALTH PLAN’’ in the heading of subparagraph
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(D).
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
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this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
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December 31, 2019.
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SEC. 3. INCREASE IN HSA CONTRIBUTION LIMITS.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 223(b)
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of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘$2,250’’ in subparagraph (A)
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and inserting ‘‘$10,800’’, and
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(2) by striking ‘‘$4,500’’ in subparagraph (B)
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and inserting ‘‘$29,500’’.
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(b) COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT.—Paragraph (1)
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of section 223(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
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as amended by section 2, is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘Each’’ and inserting ‘‘In the
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case of a taxable year beginning after 2020, each’’,
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and
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(2) by striking ‘‘calendar year 1997’’ and in-
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serting ‘‘calendar year 2019’’.
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
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this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
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December 31, 2019.
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SEC. 4. PAYMENT OF HEALTH PLAN AND HEALTH INSUR-
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ANCE PREMIUMS FROM HSA.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 223(d)
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of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
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(1) by striking subparagraph (B),
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(2) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub-
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paragraph (B),
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(3) by striking ‘‘Subparagraph (B) shall not
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apply to any expense for coverage under’’ in sub-
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paragraph (B), as so redesignated, and inserting
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‘‘Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any payment
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for insurance other than’’, and
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(4) in subparagraph (B), as so redesignated—
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(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause
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(iii),
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(B) by striking the period at the end of
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clause (iv) and inserting ‘‘, or’’, and
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(C) by adding at the end the following new
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clause:
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‘‘(v) a health plan or health insurance
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coverage
described
in
subsection
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(c)(1)(A).’’.
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
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this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
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December 31, 2019.
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SEC. 5. TREATMENT OF MEDICAL CARE SERVICE ARRANGE-
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MENTS.
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(a) INCLUSION AS MEDICAL EXPENSES.—Paragraph
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(2) of section 223(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of
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1986, as amended by section 4, is further amended by
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adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
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‘‘(C) INCLUSION OF MEDICAL CARE SERV-
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ICE ARRANGEMENTS.—The term ‘qualified med-
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ical expenses’ shall include—
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‘‘(i) periodic fees paid to a physician
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for a defined set of medical services or for
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the right to receive medical services on an
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as-needed basis, and
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‘‘(ii) amounts prepaid for medical
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services designed to screen for, diagnose,
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cure, mitigate, treat, or prevent disease
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and promote wellness.’’.
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(b) ARRANGEMENT
NOT
TO
BE
TREATED
AS
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HEALTH INSURANCE.—Subsection (c) of section 223 of
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the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by section
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2(b), is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
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lowing new paragraph:
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‘‘(4) TREATMENT OF MEDICAL CARE SERVICE
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ARRANGEMENTS.—An arrangement under which an
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individual is provided medical services in exchange
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for a fixed periodic fee or payment for such services
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shall not be treated as a health plan, insurance, or
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arrangement described in paragraph (1).’’.
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
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this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
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December 31, 2019.
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SEC. 6. PERIODIC PROVIDER FEES TREATED AS MEDICAL
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CARE.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 213(d) of the Internal
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Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
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the following new paragraph:
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‘‘(12) PERIODIC
PROVIDER
FEES.—Periodic
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fees paid for a defined set of medical services pro-
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vided on an as-needed basis shall be treated as
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amounts paid for medical care.’’.
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
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this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
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December 31, 2019.
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SEC. 7. EXPANDING OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUG COVERAGE
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AND RESTORING LOWER PENALTY FOR NON-
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QUALIFIED DISTRIBUTIONS.
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(a)
OVER-THE-COUNTER
COVERAGE.—Section
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223(d)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
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amended by striking the last sentence and inserting the
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following: ‘‘Such term shall include an amount paid for
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any prescription or over-the-counter medicine or drug.’’.
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(b) PENALTY.—Section 223(e)(4)(A) of the Internal
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Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘20 per-
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cent’’ and inserting ‘‘10 percent’’.
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
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this section shall apply to distributions made in taxable
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years beginning after December 31, 2019.
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SEC. 8. TREATMENT OF HEALTH CARE SHARING MIN-
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ISTRIES.
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(a) INCLUSION AS MEDICAL EXPENSES.—Paragraph
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(2) of section 223(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of
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1986, as amended by sections 4 and 5, is further amended
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by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
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‘‘(D) INCLUSION OF HEALTH CARE SHAR-
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ING MINISTRIES.—The term ‘qualified medical
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expenses’ shall include amounts paid by a mem-
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ber of a health care sharing ministry (as de-
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fined in section 5000A(d)(2)(B)(ii)) for—
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‘‘(i) the sharing of medical expenses
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among members, and
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‘‘(ii) administrative fees of the min-
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istry.’’.
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(b) HEALTH CARE SHARING MINISTRY NOT TO BE
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TREATED AS HEALTH INSURANCE.—Subsection (c) of
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section 223 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
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amended by sections 2 and 5, is further amended by add-
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ing at the end the following new paragraph:
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‘‘(5) TREATMENT OF HEALTH CARE SHARING
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MINISTRIES.—A health care sharing ministry (as de-
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fined in section 5000A(d)(2)(B)(ii)) shall not be
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treated as a health plan or insurance for purposes
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of this title.’’.
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
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this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
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December 31, 2019.
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