,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ceih  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ba1         
#bjac,mr4 ,=t5b]ry introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !
 ,pati5t ,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e   
,act to p]mit insur]s to (f] cata/rophic
 cov]age plans to anyone1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,p]mitt+ insur]s to (f]  
cata/rophic cov]age plans to anyone  7a7
 ,9 g5]al ,section #acjb7;e7 ( ! ,pati5t
 ,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #ahjbb7;e77 is am5d$ to read z
 foll[s3  7e7 ,cata/rophic plan ,a heal?
 plan n provid+ a bronze1 silv]1 gold1  
or plat9um level ( cov]age %all be      
treat$ z meet+ ! requirem5ts (          
subsection 7d7 ) respect to any plan ye>
 if ! plan provides-- 7#a7 except z     
provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 ! ess5tial     
heal? b5efits det]m9$ "u subsection 7b71
 except t ! plan provides no b5efits =  
any plan ye> until ! individual has     
incurr$ co/-%>+ exp5ses 9 an am\nt equal

 to ! annual limitation 9 effect "u     
subsection 7c77#a7 = ! plan ye> 7except 
z provid$ = 9 section #bgac72 &  7#b7   
cov]age = at lea/ ?ree prim>y c>e       
visits4  4  7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t ,section
 #acab7;d77#c77;,c7 ( ! ,pati5t         
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #ahjcb7;d77#c77;,c77 is am5d$ 
by /rik+ 1 except t & all t foll[s ?r\gh
 section #acjb7;e74  7c7 ,effective date
 ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all be
 effective z if includ$ 9 ! enactm5t ( !
 ,pati5t ,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e   
,act4