,,ii #aac? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #bagd ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,m>* #bg1 #bjad ,mr4 ,w>n] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,man*91 ,ms4 ,l&rieu1 ,ms4 ,heitkamp1 ,mr4 ,begi*1 ,mr4 ,frank51 & ,ms4 ,klobu*>7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions ,a ,,bill ,to am5d ! ,pati5t ,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act to provide great] flexibility 9 (f]+ heal? insurance cov]age across ,/ate l9es4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,commons5se ,competition & ,access to ,heal? ,insurance ,act4 #b4 ,provid+ small bus9ess heal? insurance across ,/ate l9es ,section #accc7;a77#a77;,a7 ( ! ,pati5t ,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjec7;a77#a77;,a77 is am5d$ by ins]t+ & small gr\p m>kets aft] individual m>kets4 #c4 ,report & models ,section #accc ( ! ,pati5t ,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjec7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 7b7 ,,naic report & models 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an ,decemb] #ca1 #bjad1 ! ,secret>y %all reque/ t ! ,national ,association ( ,insurance ,commission]s submit to ! ,secret>y a report conc]n+ heal? plans provid$ = "u ?is section4 ,su* report %all include-- 7,a7 a description ( ! *all5ges t ,/ates w\ld face by p]mitt+ issu]s ( qualifi$ heal? plans to (f] su* plans 9 ,/ates o!r ?an ^? ,/ates :]e su* plan 0 orig9ally writt5 or issu$2 7,b7 an assessm5t ( h[ an out-(-,/ate insur] w\ld g ab\t build+ an adequate provid] network2 7,c7 a description ( h[ su* *all5ges c\ld be less5$ )\t weak5+ ! en=cem5t ( laws & regulations describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#a77;,b77i7 9 any ,/ate t is includ$ 9 a compact "u ?is section2 7,d7 a description ( ! commonalities t exi/ 9 ,/ate laws & opportunities to all[ issu]s ( qualifi$ heal? plans to (f] su* plans 9 ,/ates o!r ?an ^? ,/ates :]e su* plan 0 orig9ally writt5 or issu$2 & 7,e7 models to be us$ by ,/ates to e/abli% & ent] into int]/ate heal? c>e *oice compacts "u ?is section1 :i*-- 7i7 may include model legislation = use by ,/ates to enact laws to ent] into su* compacts2 7ii7 %all id5tify h[ ,/ates w\ld cont9ue to en=ce1 & n weak51 ! laws & regulations describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#a77;,b77i7 9 any ,/ate t is includ$ 9 su* compact2 & 7iii7 %all id5tify h[ su* models w\ld ensure t !re is no violation ( ! conditions = ,secret>ial approval "u subsection 7a77#c74 7#b7 ,o!r organizations & entities ,9 mak+ ! reque/ "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y may also reque/ t ! ,national ,association ( ,insurance ,commission]s ga!r concepts = inclusion 9 ! report "u su* p>agraph f organizations & entities t h exp]i5ce 9 (f]+ qualifi$ heal? plans 9 ,/ates 9 :i* su* plans 7 n orig9ally issu$4 7c7 ,report by ,secret>y ,n lat] ?an ,decemb] #ca1 #bjad1 ! ,secret>y1 9 consultation ) ! ,national ,association ( ,insurance ,commission]s1 %all submit to ,congress a report t describes h[ ! ,secret>y may utilize ! flexibility provid$ by section #acaa7;f77#a7 7relat+ to all[+ a regional or int]/ate ex*ange7 to all[ heal? insurance issu]s (f]+ qualifi$ heal? plans 9 an ,ex*ange op]at$ by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t to (f] plans 9 a ,/ate o!r ?an ! ,/ate 9 :i* su* plan 0 orig9ally writt5 or issu$4 ,su* report %all describe h[ an ,ex*ange op]at$ by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t c be a conduit to =m+ int]/ate insurance ,/ate compacts4 4