,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aigf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #ag1  
#bjag ,mr4 ,scott 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,carper1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 and ,mr4        
,warner7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
allow all individuals purchasing health 
insurance in the individual market the  
option to purchase a lower premium      
copper plan4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,increasing    
,access to ,care ,act4  #b4 ,allowing   
all individuals purchasing health       
insurance in the individual market the  
option to purchase a lower premium      
copper plan  7a7 ,in general ,section   
#acjb7;e7 of the ,patient ,protection   
and ,affordable ,care ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #ahjbb7;e77 is amended--  7#a7
 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 by            
redesignating clauses 7i7 and 7ii7 of   
subparagraph 7,b7 as subparagraphs 7,a7 
and 7,b71 respectively1 and adjusting   

the margins accordingly2  7,b7 by       
striking plan year if-- and all that    
follows through the plan provides-- and 
inserting plan year if the plan         
provides--2 and  7,c7 in subparagraph   
7,a71 as so redesignated1 by striking   
clause 7ii7 and inserting subparagraph  
7,b72  7#b7 by striking paragraph 7#b72 
and  7#c7 by redesignating paragraph    
7#c7 as paragraph 7#b74  7b7 ,risk pools
 ,section #acab7;c77#a7 of the ,patient 
,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjcb7;c77#a77 is       
amended by inserting and including      
enrollees in catastrophic plans         
described in section #acjb7;e7 after    
,exchange4  7c7 ,conforming amendment   
,section #acab7;d77#c77;,c7 of the      
,patient ,protection and ,affordable    
,care ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4               
#ahjcb7;d77#c77;,c77 is amended by      
striking 1 except that in the case of a 
catastrophic plan described in section  
#acjb7;e71 a qualified individual may   
enroll in the plan only if the          

individual is eligible to enroll in the 
plan under section #acjb7;e77#b74  7d7  
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to
 plan years beginning on or after       
,january #a1 #bjai4