Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “State Age Rating Flexibility Act of 2017”.
State Age Rating Flexibility Act of 2017
A BILL
To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to change the permissible age variation in health insurance premium rates.
Sec. 2 Change in permissible age variation in health insurance premium rates
Section 2701(a)(1)(A)(iii) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg(a)(1)(A)(iii)), as inserted by section 1201(4) of Public Law 111–148, is amended by inserting after “3 to 1 for adults (consistent with section 2707(c))” the following: “or, for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, 5 to 1 for adults (consistent with section 2707(c)) or such other ratio for adults (consistent with section 2707(c)) as the State involved may provide”.