Legal Analysis of Section 1311(e)(1)(B) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and State-Sponsored Public Health Plans

Jennifer Staman
Legislative Attorney,

This memorandum discusses the effect of section 1311(e)(1)(B) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).


Date of Report: September 24, 2010
Number of Pages: 6
Order Number: M-092410
Price: $19.95

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High risk Pools Under PPACA and the Coverage of Elective Abortion Services

Mark Newsom
Analyst in Health Financing

Jon O. Shimabukuro
Legislative Attorney

This memorandum discusses the temporary high risk insurance pool program established by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA, P.L. 111-148, as amended). It specifically addresses federal funding of abortions in the temporary high risk pools.

Date of Report: July 23, 2010
Number of Pages: 4
Order Number: M-072310
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Constitutional Issues Raised by Pending Bills to Expand Liability under the Death on the High Seas Act and the Jones Act

Robert Meltz

Legislative Attorney

Kenneth R. Thomas

Legislative Attorney

This memorandum addresses the constitutional issues implicated by H.R. 5503, the Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act, as ordered to be reported from the House Committee on the Judiciary on June 23, 2010. Bills: H.R. 5503

Date of Report: June 28, 2010
Number of Pages: 4
Order Number: M-062810
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Questions About Health Reform and Noncitizens

Alison Siskin
Specialist in Immigration Policy

This memorandum provides answers to four questions pertaining to noncitizens (aliens), health care, and the Patient Protection and Affordable Aare Act (PPACA): 1. Under PPACA, are noncitizens under 133% of the federal poverty level (FPL) eligible for a tax credit toward their premium costs? Does this eligibility differ for similarly situated  U.S. citizens? 2. How similar are the new eligibility verification provisions in PPACA to receive the premium credits and cost-sharing subsidies to current verification requirements for employment and federal benefits? How effective is the new verification system? 3. Under PPACA, are unauthorized aliens subject to the mandate to have health insurance? 4. Assuming, as stated in PPACA §10106, that average cost-shift from uncompensated care adds about $1,000 to the average families' annual health insurance premiums, is there a rough estimate of how much of this cost-shift is for uncompensated care for uninsured noncitizens? Are there any data or research that shows that the amount of the cost-shift for uncompensated care for noncitizens is different than for U.S. citizens?


Date of Report: May 27, 2010
Number of Pages: 6
Order Number: M-052710
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Questions Regarding Employer Responsibility Requirements and Section 1312(d)(3)(D)of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Jennifer Staman,
Legislative Attorney

Edward Liu,
Legislative Attorney

Erika Lunder,
Legislative Attorney

Kenneth Thomas
Legislative Attorney

This memorandum analyzes whether, in light of § 1312(d)(3)(D) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA),  whether the federal government is (1) required to pay a portion of the premiums for Members of Congress and congressional staff, similar to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP), and (2) subject to the employer responsibility requirements under § 1513 of PPACA, as amended. it also discusses whether state and local governments can be subject to the employer responsibility requirements, and whether imposing these requirements on a state and local government would run afoul of the Tenth Amendment.


Date of Report: April 29, 2010
Number of Pages: 11
Order Number: M-042910
Price: $29.95

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