S.Amdt. 275

SA 275. Mr. BARRASSO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 267 proposed by Mr. McConnell to the bill H.R. 1628, to
provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017; which was ordered to lie
on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. ALLOWING ALL INDIVIDUALS PURCHASING HEALTH
INSURANCE IN THE INDIVIDUAL MARKET THE OPTION
TO PURCHASE A LOWER PREMIUM CATASTROPHIC PLAN.

(a) In General.--Section 1302(e) of the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18022(e)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(4) Consumer freedom.--For plan years beginning on or
after January 1, 2019, paragraph (1)(A) shall not apply with
respect to any plan offered in the State.''.
(b) Risk Pools.--Section 1312(c) of the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18032(c)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and including, with
respect to plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2019,
enrollees in catastrophic plans described in section
1302(e)'' after ``Exchange''; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and including, with
respect to plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2019,
enrollees in catastrophic plans described in section
1302(e)'' after ``Exchange''.
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