,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #bab  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bj1 #bjag,mr4   
,panetta submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,,resolution  ,express+ !    
s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t any  
legislation to repeal ! ,pati5t         
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act %\ld  
include a replacem5t = su* ,act t       
includes c]ta9 heal? c>e consum]        
protections4  ,:]eas #bj million        
previ\sly un9sur$ ,am]icans ga9$ cov]age
 s9ce ! enactm5t ( ! ,af=dable ,c>e     
,act2 ,:]eas #abi million ,am]icans h   
pre-exi/+ heal? conditions1 includ+ #ag 
million *ildr51 no long] h to worry ab\t
 be+ d5i$ cov]age or *>g$ high] premiums
 due to _! heal? /atus2 ,:]eas m ?an #aa
 million s5iors h sav$ m ?an #bc4e      
billion on _! prescription drugs s9ce   
#bjaj ) an av]age sav+s ( #b1abg2 ,:]eas
 #f4a million "y adults ages #ai to #be 
h ga9$ heal? cov]age "u _! p>5ts' plan2 
,:]eas s9ce ! enactm5t ( ! ,af=dable    

,c>e ,act1 = mo/ ,am]icans1 ! gr[? 9    
premiums has sl[$ consid]ably4 ,= ! #aee
 million ,am]icans ) employ] cov]age1 ! 
av]age family premium = employ] cov]age 
rose only #c4d p]c5t 9 #bjaf--;comp>$ to
 an av]age annual rate ( #g4i p]c5t f   
#bjjj to #bjaj2 ,:]eas "u ! ,af=dable   
,c>e ,act1 unnecess>y hospital          
readmissions 9 ,m$ic>e h fall5 = ! fir/ 
"t on record1 dropp+ #h p]c5t betwe5    
#bjaj & #bjae2 & ,:]eas #hg1jjj lives & 
ne>ly #bj billion h be5 sav$1 due to a  
#ag-p]c5t r$uction 9 hospital-acquir$   
conditions1 su* z infections1 f #bjaj to
 #bjad1 "u ! ,,aca3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t
 x is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives
 t any legislation to repeal ! ,pati5t  
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act1 or   
sub/antial portions ( su* ,act1 %\ld    
include provisions = a replacem5t = su* 
,act t--  7#a7 provides = heal?         
insurance cov]age = at lea/ ! same numb]
 ( p :o w\ld be cov]$ pursuant to !     
,pati5t ,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e    
,act if su* ,act 7 n repeal$2  7#b7     

provides = heal? insurance cov]age t is 
af=dable1 includ+ subsidies = su*       
cov]age bas$ on family size1 income1 &  
local co/ ( cov]age2  7#c7 provides =   
co/-%>+ "u su* heal? insurance cov]age t
 is af=dable = l[]-income &             
middle-income families1 ) no co/-%>+ =  
^? ) ! l[e/ incomes2  7#d7 provides =   
access to a /able1 compreh5sive package 
( heal? cov]age b5efits2  7#e7 provides 
= heal? insurance m>ketplaces t are easy
 to navigate & rules t make x easi] =   
heal? c>e consum]s to comp>e diff]5t    
heal? plans bas$ on co/ & quality2  7#f7
 provides = prohibitions aga9/ heal?    
insurance cov]age hav+ annual limits or 
lifetime b5efit caps2 &  7#g7 works to  
address ! und]ly+ reasons = high heal?  
c>e co/s to ,am]icans4