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,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,ways & ,means1 = a p]iod to be      
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case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize heal?  
insurance issu]s to cont9ue to (f] =    
sale curr5t gr\p & individual heal?     
insurance cov]age 9 satisfaction ( !    
m9imum ess5tial heal? insurance cov]age 
requirem5t1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
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,insurance ,fre$om ,act ( #bjae4  #b4   
,if y l y\r heal? insurance plan1 y c   
keep x  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any       
provision ( ! ,pati5t ,protection &     
,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7includ+ any am5dm5t
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,education ,reconciliation ,act (       
#bjaj71 9 ! case ( an elect+ ,/ate "u   

subsection 7c71 a heal? insurance issu] 
t has 9 effect heal? insurance cov]age 9
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on any date dur+ #bjac may aft] su* date
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su* ,/ate outside ( an ,ex*ange e/abli%$
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7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjca1 #ahjda74 ,a gr\p 
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) ! requirem5ts ( su* ,act 7or !        
am5dm5ts made by su* ,acts7 ins(> z x   
provides heal? b5efits ?r\gh heal?      
insurance cov]age t is p]mitt$ "u !     
previ\s s5t5ce4  7b7 ,treatm5t z        
gr&fa!r$ heal? plan 9 satisfaction (    
m9imum ess5tial cov]age ,9 ! case ( an  
elect+ ,/ate "u subsection 7c71 heal?   
insurance cov]age describ$ 9 subsection 
7a7 %all be treat$ z a gr&fa!r$ heal?   
plan = purposes ( ! am5dm5t made by     
section #aeja7;b7 ( ! ,pati5t           
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act4  7c7 
,elect+ ,/ate ,a ,/ate insurance        
commission] may1 9 su* mann] & at su* "t
 z specifi$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &   

,human ,s]vices1 elect to apply !       
provisions ( ?is section ) respect to   
heal? insurance cov]age (f]$ 9 ! gr\p or
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section1 a ,/ate ) respect to :i* su* an
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elect+ ,/ate4  7d7 ,con/ruction ,no?+ 9 
?is section %all be con/ru$ z affect+ ! 
au?ority ( ,/ates ) respect to !        
regulation ( heal? insurance cov]age 9 !
 gr\p or individual m>ket4