S.Amdt. 3585

1. Adds SEC. 1006. EXPANSION OF ENROLLMENT IN CATASTROPHIC PLANS TO ALL INDIVIDUALS at the end of subtitle A of title I

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   In H.R. 4872 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   (b) Funding.--There is appropriated to the Fund, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000,000 for Federal administrative expenses to carry out such Act (and the amendments made by such Acts).

   Inserted: SEC. 1006. EXPANSION OF ENROLLMENT IN CATASTROPHIC PLANS TO ALL INDIVIDUALS.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--Section 1302(e) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is amended to read as follows:

   Inserted: "(e) Catastrophic Plan.--

   Inserted: "(1) In general.--A health plan not providing a bronze, silver, gold, or platinum level of coverage shall be treated as meeting the requirements of subsection (d) with respect to any plan year if the plan provides--

   Inserted: "(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), the essential health benefits determined under subsection (b), except that the plan provides no benefits for any plan year until the individual has incurred cost-sharing expenses in an amount equal to the annual limitation in effect under subsection (c)(1) for the plan year (except as provided for in section 2713); and

   Inserted: "(B) coverage for at least three primary care visits.

   Inserted: "(2) Restriction to individual market.--If a health insurance issuer offers a health plan described in this subsection, the issuer may only offer the plan in the individual market.".

   Inserted: (b) Eligibility for Enrollment.--Section 1312(d)(3)(C) of such Act is amended to read as follows:

   Inserted: "(C) Individuals allowed to enroll in any plan.--A qualified individual may enroll in any qualified health plan.".

   Inserted: (c) Eligibility for Subsidies.--Section 36B(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by section 1401 of such Act, is amended by striking ", except that such term shall not include a qualified health plan which is a catastrophic health plan described in section 1302(e) of such Act".

   Inserted: (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

   Original wording

   At the end of subtitle A of title I, insert the following:

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