[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3149 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3149

 To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to 
                   expand access to high risk pools.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 11, 2011

 Mr. Price of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to 
                   expand access to high risk pools.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXPANDING ACCESS TO HIGH RISK POOLS.

    Section 1101(d)(2) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
Act (Public Law 111-148) is amended by--
            (1) inserting ``(A)'' after ``(2)'';
            (2) striking ``; and'' at the end and inserting ``; or''; 
        and
            (3) and inserting at the end the following:
            ``(B) has been covered under a State health benefits risk 
        pool (including a `qualified high risk pool', as such term is 
        defined in section 2744(c)(2) of the Public Health Service Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 300gg-44(c)(2))) during such 6-month period; and''.
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