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,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #aa 7legislative 
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himself1 ,mr4 ,w>nock1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1   
,mr4 ,fett]man1 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 ,mr4   
,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,mr4       
,he9ri*1 ,ms4 ,baldw91 & ,mr4 ,wel*7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to limit co/ %>+ =          
prescription drugs1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,capp+ ,prescription ,co/s ,act (     
#bjbd4  #b4 ,cap on prescription drug   
co/-%>+  7a7 ,qualifi$ heal? plans      
,section #acjb7;c7 ( ! ,pati5t          
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #ahjbb7;c77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 
p>agraph 7#c77;,a77i71 by ins]t+ 1      
includ+ co/-%>+ ) respect to            
prescription drugs cov]$ by ! plan aft] 
*>ges2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  7#e7 ,prescription drug co/-%>+

  7,a7 #bjbf ,= plan ye>s beg9n+ 9      
#bjbf1 ! co/-%>+ incurr$ "u a heal? plan
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by ! plan %all n exce$ #b1jjj p] ye> =  
ea* enroll$ individual1 or #d1jjj p] ye>
 = ea* family4  7,b7 #bjbg & lat]  7i7  
,9 g5]al ,9 ! case ( any plan ye> beg9n+
 9 a cal5d> ye> aft] #bjbf1 ! limitation
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applicable doll> am\nt "u subp>agraph   
7,a7 = plan ye>s beg9n+ 9 #bjbf1        
increas$ by an am\nt equal to ! product 
( t am\nt & ! m$ical c>e compon5t ( !   
consum] price index = all urban consum]s
 7z publi%$ by ! ,bureau ( ,labor       
,/ati/ics7 = t ye>4  7ii7 ,adju/m5t to  
am\nt ,if ! am\nt ( any increase "u     
clause 7i7 is n a multiple ( #e1 su*    
increase %all be r\nd$ to ! next l[e/   
multiple ( #e4  4  7b7 ,gr\p heal? plans
 ,section #bgjg7;b7 ( ! ,public ,heal?  
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4             
#cjj;gg-#f7;b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+
 annual2 &  7#b7 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#a7 
( section #acjb7;c7 & ins]t+ p>agraphs  

7#a7 & 7#e7 ( section #acjb7;c7 ( !     
,pati5t ,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e    
,act4  7c7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts  
made by subsections 7a7 & 7b7 %all take 
effect ) respect to plans beg9n+ aft]   
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