,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fdba  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #d1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,mill] ( ,ohio 7= himself & ,mr4       
,smuck]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,pati5t 
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act to    
exp& eligibility = cata/rophic plans4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,improv$ ,m$ical ,pati5ts ,af=dable   
,c>e ,today ,act ( #bjbe or ! ,,impact  
,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds
 ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,access+ af=dable       
quality heal? c>e is p>am\nt to !       
citiz5s ( our ,nation1 includ+ ! ability
 to obta9 critical m$ical s]vices :ile  
ma9ta9+ l[] premium /ructures design$ = 
f9ancial accessibility4  7#b7 ,address+ 
major af=dability issues impact+ access 
to c>e 9 a l&scape ( increas+ heal?c>e  
co/s is ( utmo/ importance1 includ+     
/abiliz+ insurance m>kets c\nt]+ ! cycle
 ( ris+ premiums4  7#c7 ,enhanc+ provid]
 /ability by r$uc+ uncomp5sat$ c>e      

result+ f un9sur$ pati5ts is critical to
 ! cont9u$ /r5g? ( our ,nation's heal?  
c>e sy/ems4  #c4 ,exp&+ eligibility =   
cata/rophic plans  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section
 #acjb7;e77#b7 ( ! ,pati5t ,protection &
 ,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#ahjbb7;e77#b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9       
subp>agraph 7,b77ii71 by /rik+ ! p]iod  
at ! end & ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7#b7 by add+ 
at ! end ! foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,c7
 ) respect to ! plan ye> involv$1 is    
det]m9$ to be ineligible 7or reasonably 
expects to be ineligible7 = ! premium   
tax cr$it "u section #cf;,b ( ! ,int]nal
 ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf or = r$uc$       
co/-%>+ "u section #adjb on ! basis ( ! 
individual's h\sehold income = su* ye>4 
4  7b7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made 
by ?is section %all apply ) respect to  
plan ye>s beg9n+ on or aft] six mon?s ( 
enactm5t4