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addition to ! ,committees on ,ways &    
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provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! 
committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
provide = improv$ access to gr\p heal?  
plan & heal? insurance cov]age summ>y ( 
b5efits & cov]age explanation1 require a
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relat+ to summ>ies ( b5efits & cov]age1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,readable          
,insurance ,cov]age ,explanations ,act  
or ! ,,rice ,act4  #b4 ,improv$ access  
to gr\p heal? plan & heal? insurance    
cov]age summ>y ( b5efits & cov]age      

explanation  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section      
#bgae7;d7 ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#ae7;d77 is 
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
p>agraph3  7#e7 ,ma*9e readable         
submission & public po/+  7,a7 ,annual  
submission ,n lat] ?an = plan ye>s      
beg9n+ on or aft] ,janu>y #a1 #bjbd1 ea*
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summ>ies ( b5efits & cov]age describ$ 9 
p>agraph 7#a71 ) respect to su* entity1 
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section #adg4baj7;a77#b77xiv7 ( title   
#de1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 or any
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,po/+ ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date (
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cov]age pursuant to subp>agraph 7,a71 ! 
,secret>y %all make ! summ>ies ( b5efits
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,gov]nm5t website4  4  7b7 ,jo9t report 
by ,secret>ies ( ,labor1 ,heal? & ,human
 ,s]vices1 & ,treasury ,n lat] ?an      
,janu>y #a1 #bjbd1 ! ,secret>ies (      

,labor1 ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 & !   
,treasury %all jo9tly conduct a /udy1 & 
submit to ,congress a report1 conta9+-- 
7#a7 ! ext5t to :i* summ>ies ( b5efits &
 cov]age describ$ 9 section             
#bgae7;d77#a7 ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice
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#cjj;gg-#ae7;d77#a77 are accessible &   
compreh5sible to individuals apply+ = or
 enroll$ 9 a gr\p heal? plan or gr\p or 
individual heal? insurance cov]age 7z   
su* t]ms are def9$ 9 section #bgia ( su*
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#ia772 &   
7#b7 recomm5dations = improv+ su* access
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,secret>ies ( ,labor1 ,heal? & ,human   
,s]vices1 & ,treasury ,! ,secret>ies (  
,labor1 ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 & !   
,treasury may implem5t ! provisions (1  
includ+ ! am5dm5ts made by1 ?is section 
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guidance1 program in/ruction1 or        
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