Restoring Essential Plan Coverage Act

Oppose H.R. 1 limitations on premium tax credit eligibility. Support Restoring Essential Plan Coverage Act, H.R. 10692/S.5619, repealing H.R. premium tax credit eligibility restrictions and creating permanent option for expanded basic health plan. Support permanently extending Affordable Care Act enhanced premium tax credits. Support 340B Drug Pricing Program and discuss certain changes: oppose 340B ACCESS Act, SECURE 340B Act, HRSA Rebate Model Pilot Program, support enforcement action against manufacturer claims data policies. Support recommendations to address workforce shortages for nursing and ancillary health care workforce: faculty recruitment and retention, additional financial support for supervision and precepting students, Medicare payment for nursing and allied health, testing new workforce models, establishing incentives and early recruitment strategies, providing funding for clinical training sites, and immigration reforms that expedite entry for foreign health care workers. Support SAVE Healthcare Workers Act (H.R. 3178/S. 1600). Discuss New York State transition from Affordable Care Act Section 1332 State Innovation Waiver to Section 1331 Basic Health Plan. Discuss legislative proposals to regulate the use of artificial intelligence in health care settings. Discuss non-profit tax-exempt status of hospitals and examples of community benefit for IRS purposes (H.R. 9504, Tax Exempt Hospital Transparency Act). Discuss price transparency regulations and legislative proposals: Lower Costs, More Transparency Act; Patients Deserve Price Tags Act; Prices on the Wall Act; Transparency in Billing Act, Health Care Price Certainty for All Americans Act. Support commercial insurance reforms. Discuss antitrust exemption for National Resident Matching Program. Discuss organ donation policies.