A BILL
To Provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for
other
purposes.
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Title II: Protections and Standards
for Qualified Health Benefit Plans
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Subtitle A—General Standards
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Sec. 223. Health Benefits Advisory Committee.
20 (3) MEMBERSHIP.—The Health Benefits Advi-
21 sory Committee shall be composed of the following
22 members, in addition to the Surgeon General:
23 (A) Nine members who are not Federal
24 employees or officers and who are appointed by
25 the President.
1 (B) Nine members who are not Federal
2 employees or officers and who are appointed by
3 the Comptroller General of the United States
(5) PARTICIPATION.—The membership of the
Health Benefits Advisory Committee shall at least
reflect .... labor,
health insurance
health insurance
issuers, experts in health care financing ...
experts in racial and
ethnic disparities,
... and
disparities of individuals with disabilities, represent-
atives of relevant
governmental agencies, and
at
least one practicing physician or other health profes-
sional
and an expert in child
and adolescent health
and
shall represent a balance among various
sectors of the health care system so that no
single
sector unduly influences the recommendations of such
Committee.
10 (b) DUTIES.—
11 (1) RECOMMENDATIONS ON BENEFIT STAND-
12 ARDS.—The Health Benefits Advisory Committee
13 shall ....
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18 take into account innovation in
health care and
19 consider how such standards could reduce
health
dis-20 parities.
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