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Associated Builders and Contractors
Bipartisan Patient Protection Act.
Agreed To: Thomas amendment No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 107-184 that adds Association Health Plans to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and removes restrictions on Medical Savings Accounts (MSAs).Friends Committee on National Legislation
Medical Savings Accounts.
Thomas (CA) amendment
to the Patients’ Rights bill
that would lift current restrictions
on MSAs. Adopted.American Conservative Union
Medical Savings Accounts.
Thomas (R-CA) amendment that would lift limitations and caps on medical savings accounts, allowing more people to take advantage of this avenue to lower medical costs. This amendment was adopted.Republican Liberty Caucus (Civil Liberty)
Patients Bill of Rights/MSAs.
To remove the limit on the number of medical savings accounts.National Federation of Independent Business
Lipinski-Dooley-Thomas-Fletcher Amendment.
This amendment would lift restrictions on Medical Savings
Accounts (MSAs) and permit association
health plans (AHPs). Through AHPs, small
businesses would be able to band together to
negotiate lower cost insurance plans. This
amendment was sponsored by Reps. William
Lipinski, D-Ill., Calvin Dooley, D-Calif.,
William Thomas, R-Calif., and Ernest
Fletcher, R-Ky.Citizens Against Government Waste
H.R. 2563: Patients' Rights - Medical Savings Accounts (MSAs).
The House adopted the amendment offered by Rep. Bill Thomas (R-Cal.) to expand MSAs.Eagle Forum
Bipartisan Patient Protection Act.
Rep. Bill Thomas (R-CA) offered an amendment to the Bipartisan Patient Protection Act (H.R 2563) to strike section 511 limiting the number of Medical Savings Accounts (MSA's) and replacing it with fully expanded MSA's. Amendment passed the House.Americans for Tax Reform
Medical Savings Accounts.
The House adopted an amendment lifting restrictions on MSAs, thus allowing more Americans to use these money-saving alternatives to traditional health insurance.