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Calendar No. 618
114th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3296
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 7, 2016
Mr. McCain (for himself, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Flake, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Tillis, and Mr. Perdue) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time
September 8, 2016
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exemption to the individual mandate to maintain health coverage for individuals residing in counties with fewer than 2 health insurance issuers offering plans on an Exchange.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Protection from ObamaCare Monopolies Act
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Modifications to exemption from requirement to maintain health coverage
Exemption for individuals in areas with fewer than 2 issuers offering plans on an Exchange
Section 5000A(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
Individuals in areas with fewer than 2 issuers offering plans on an Exchange
In general
Any applicable individual for any period during a calendar year if there are fewer than 2 health insurance issuers offering qualified health plans on an Exchange for such period in the county in which the applicable individual resides.
Aggregation rules
For purposes of subparagraph (A), all health insurance issuers treated as a single employer under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52, or subsection (m) or (o) of section 414, shall be treated as a single health insurance issuer.
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Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to months beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
September 8, 2016
Read the second time and placed on the calendar