,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cdhe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #bd1         
#bjah,ms4 ,cantwell 7= h]self1 ,mr4     
,s*um]1 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 & ,ms4 ,/ab5[7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to all[ ,/ates to exp& basic
 heal? programs to cov] m l[-income     
individuals at l[] co/4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,basic ,heal?
 ,program ,expansion ,act ( #bjah4  #b4 
,optional exp&$ eligibility = basic     
heal? programs ,section                 
#acca7;e77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,pati5t          
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #ahjea7;e77#a77 is am5d$ to   
read z foll[s3  7,b7 7i7 ^: h\sehold    
income exce$s #acc p]c5t b does n exce$ 
#bjj p]c5t ( ! pov]ty l9e = ! size ( !  
family involv$1 or1 at ! option ( !     
,/ate1 ^: h\sehold income exce$s #acc   
p]c5t = ! size ( ! family involv$ b does
 n exce$ ! income eligibility level = a 

t>get$ l[-income *ild e/abli%$ "u !     
,/ate *ild heal? plan "u title ,,xxi ( !
 ,social ,security ,act2 or  7ii7 9 !   
case ( an ali5 lawfully pres5t 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates1 ^: income is n great] ?an
 #acc p]c5t ( ! pov]ty l9e = ! size ( ! 
family involv$ b :o is n eligible = !   
,m$icaid program "u title ,,xix ( !     
,social ,security ,act by reason ( su*  
ali5 /atus2  4  #c4 ,/>t-up fund+       
flexibility = new basic heal? programs  
,section #acca7;d77#b7 ( ! ,pati5t      
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #ahjea7;d77#b77 is am5d$ by   
ins]t+ 1 or1 ) respect to ! basic heal? 
program ( a ,/ate1 = ! #a-ye> p]iod     
beg9n+ on ! date on :i* ! ,secret>y     
c]tifies su* program1 to cov] ,/ate co/s
 associat$ ) develop+ & implem5t+ su*   
program be=e ! p]iod ( ! fir/ s5t5ce4