,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #ggg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ah1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,p]due 7= himself & ,mrs4     
,loeffl]7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 
,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions          
,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se ( !      
,s5ate on ! ne$ = common s5se solutions 
to improve heal? c>e deliv]y &          
af=dability = all p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  
,:]eas ! public heal? em]g5cy t ! ,unit$
 ,/ates is curr5tly fac+ has highlight$ 
! ne$ = common s5se solutions to improve
 heal? c>e deliv]y & af=dability2 ,:]eas
 ,congress has act$ quickly to protect  
heal? c>e = ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 !   
wake ( ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic1 includ+    
exp&+ access to teleheal?1 provid+      
cov]age = ,,covid-#ai te/s & vacc9es1 & 
support+ heal? c>e provid]s2 ,:]eas     
heal? insurance premiums increas$ by    
ne>ly #aje p]c5t betwe5 #bjac & #bjag1  
!reby mak+ heal? c>e cov]age bo?        
unaf=dable & inaccessible = _m p ( !    

,unit$ ,/ates2 & ,:]eas ne>ly #acd rural
 hospitals h clos$ _! doors s9ce #bjaj &
 ! public heal? em]g5cy has exac]bat$ ! 
rural heal? crisis3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t 
x is ! s5se ( ! ,s5ate t all p ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates %\ld h access to heal? c>e
 cov]age )-- 7#a7 protections if !y h   
pre-exi/+ m$ical conditions1 includ+--  
7,a7 gu>antees t no citiz5 ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates c be d5i$ heal? insurance cov]age
 z a result ( a previ\s illness or heal?
 /atus2  7,b7 gu>antees t no citiz5 ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates c be *>g$ a high] premium 
or co/ %>+ z a result ( a previ\s       
illness or heal? /atus2 &  7,c7 access  
to heal? c>e to ensure t ! p ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates ) pre-exi/+ m$ical conditions c  
af=d to receive _! c>e2  7#b7 l[] co/s (
 prescription drugs & devices1 :i* c be 
accompli%$ by-- 7,a7 cutt+ r$ tape 9 !  
regulatory process to br+ new drugs &   
devices to m>ket m rapidly2  7,b7 l[]+  
prices ?r\gh enhanc$ competition by     
re=m+ outdat$ & ar*aic pat5t & tradem>k 
laws2  7,c7 ensur+ transp>5cy 9 ! drug  

supply *a92  7,d7 inc5tiviz+ dome/ic    
manufactur+ & end+ drug %ortages2 &     
7,e7 promot+ policies t ensure ! p ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates are n solely responsible =
 f9anc+ ! bioph>maceutical innovation t 
! _w dep5ds on2  7#c7 l[] insurance     
premiums ?r\gh increas$ *oice &         
competition1 includ+ ?r\gh-- 7,a7 !     
availability ( transp>5t in=mation      
relat$ to ! price ( heal? insurance     
premiums & heal? c>e proc$ures s pati5ts
 c make in=m$ decisions ab\t _! c>e2    
7,b7 access to association heal? plans1 
:i* h l$ to av]age premium decreases (  
up to #bi p]c5t = small bus9ess own]s2  
7,c7 ,/ate flexibility to d :at is be/ =
 communities 9 t ,/ate1 :i* 9 "s cases  
has l[]$ heal? insurance premiums up to 
#dc p]c5t2  7,d7 ! e/abli%m5t ( tax-free
 p]sonal heal? managem5t acc\nts to     
emp[] pati5ts to af=d & p]sonalize _!   
own heal? c>e arrangem5ts2 &  7,e7 exp&$
 access to m doctors & speciali/s =     
vet]ans1 ^? /ruggl+ ) m5tal illness1 &  
^? :o live 9 rural areas2  7#d7         

protections f surprise m$ical bills1    
includ+ hold+ a pati5t h>mless f        
surprise m$ical bills & mak+ sure       
pati5ts receive bills 9 a timely way2 & 
7#e7 safegu>ds f co/ly def5sive m$ic9e 9
 ! heal? c>e sy/em1 t reflect m$ical    
malpractice re=m t addresses !          
additional co/s 9 ! m$ical sy/em t d n  
improve quality ( c>e4