IV 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 212 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any legislation 

to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act should include 

a replacement for such Act that includes certain health care consumer 

protections. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 20, 2017 

Mr. PANETTA submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Energy and Commerce 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 

any legislation to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act should include a replacement for such 

Act that includes certain health care consumer protections. 

Whereas 20 million previously uninsured Americans gained 

coverage since the enactment of the Affordable Care Act; 

Whereas 129 million Americans have pre-existing health conditions, including 17 million children, no longer have to 

worry about being denied coverage or charged higher premiums due to their health status; 


SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
2 

•HRES 212 IH 

Whereas more than 11 million seniors have saved more than 

$23.5 billion on their prescription drugs since 2010 with 

an average savings of $2,127; 

Whereas 6.1 million young adults ages 19 to 25 have gained 

health coverage under their parents’ plan; 

Whereas since the enactment of the Affordable Care Act, for 

most Americans, the growth in premiums has slowed considerably. For the 155 million Americans with employer 

coverage, the average family premium for employer coverage rose only 3.4 percent in 2016—compared to an average annual rate of 7.9 percent from 2000 to 2010; 

Whereas under the Affordable Care Act, unnecessary hospital 

readmissions in Medicare have fallen for the first time on 

record, dropping 8 percent between 2010 and 2015; and 

Whereas 87,000 lives and nearly $20 billion have been saved, 

due to a 17-percent reduction in hospital-acquired conditions, such as infections, from 2010 to 2014, under the 

ACA: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep2 resentatives that any legislation to repeal the Patient Pro3 tection and Affordable Care Act, or substantial portions 

4 of such Act, should include provisions for a replacement 

5 for such Act that— 

6 (1) provides for health insurance coverage for 

7 at least the same number of people who would be 

8 covered pursuant to the Patient Protection and Af9 fordable Care Act if such Act were not repealed; 


SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
3 

•HRES 212 IH 

1 (2) provides for health insurance coverage that 

2 is affordable, including subsidies for such coverage 

3 based on family size, income, and local cost of cov4 erage; 

5 (3) provides for cost-sharing under such health 

6 insurance coverage that is affordable for lower-in7 come and middle-income families, with no cost-shar8 ing for those with the lowest incomes; 

9 (4) provides for access to a stable, comprehen10 sive package of health coverage benefits; 

11 (5) provides for health insurance marketplaces 

12 that are easy to navigate and rules that make it 

13 easier for health care consumers to compare dif14 ferent health plans based on cost and quality; 

15 (6) provides for prohibitions against health in16 surance coverage having annual limits or lifetime 

17 benefit caps; and 

18 (7) works to address the underlying reasons for 

19 high health care costs to Americans. 

Æ 


SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with BILLS