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| https://web.archive.org/web/20140221113119/http://hanabusa.house.gov/press-release/hanabusa-votes-against-bill-would-raise-health-insurance-premiums-cause-further | Hanabusa Votes Against Bill That Would Raise Health Insurance Premiums, Cause Further Consumer Confusion | 2013-11-15 | 2013 | 2013-11 | Democrat | House | HI | Colleen Hanabusa | H001050 | web.archive.org | legacy | Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Colleen Hanabusa (HI-01) voted against a bill that allows insurance companies to sell inadequate, non-Affordable Care Act compliant plans to new enrollees, which would result in higher premiums and further consumer confusion. H.R. 3350, also known as the Upton Bill, allows health insurers that had individual-market plans in effect as of January 1, 2013 to continue selling those plans through 2014. “This bill’s impact on Hawaii residents is minimal because we are fortunate to have our Prepaid Health Care Act, which requires employers to provide health coverage to employees who work more than 20 hours a week,” said Hanabusa. “However, there are nearly 4% of our residents – about 30,000 people – who still have to go out and purchase their own plans, and they deserve the opportunity to obtain quality, affordable health care coverage. “Because there was confusion about whether people will truly be able to keep their current health plans under the Affordable Care Act, President Obama announced yesterday that consumers have the option to renew their 2013 health plans in 2014. The Upton Bill takes it a step too far by allowing new consumers to enroll in old, non-ACA compliant health plans. This not only creates further consumer confusion, it also drives up the cost of premiums and is an unnecessary remedy given the President’s administrative fix. I trust that Hawaii’s insurance companies and insurance commissioner will work together to find a solution for the individuals affected.” The ACA already permits people to remain enrolled in grandfathered individual-market plans, as long as they were enrolled in such plans when ACA was enacted and the plans have not changed significantly since. The Upton Bill is opposed by a broad coalition of groups, including the American Heart Association, American Diabetes Association, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Families USA, National Partnership for Women and Families, Paralyzed Veterans of America and other key patient advocates. The bill passed the House by a vote of 261-157 and now heads to the Senate. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |