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The full text of the Senate "skinny" Obamacare repeal bill:

AMENDMENT NO.llll Calendar No.lll

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Purpose: In the nature of a substitute.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES115th Cong., 1st Sess.

H. R. 1628

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017.

Referred to the Committee on llllllllll and ordered to be printed

Ordered to lie on the table and to be printed

AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE intended to be proposed by lllllll

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Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the Health Care Freedom Act.

TITLE I

SEC. 101. INDIVIDUAL MANDATE.

(a) IN GENERAL.Section 5000A(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended(1) in paragraph (2)(B)(iii), by striking 2.5 percent and inserting Zero percent, and (2) in paragraph (3) MCG17700 S.L.C. (A) by striking $695 in subparagraph (A) and inserting $0, and (B) by striking subparagraph (D). (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.The amendments made by this section shall apply to months beginning after December 31, 2015.

SEC. 102. EMPLOYER MANDATE.

(a) IN GENERAL. (1) Paragraph (1) of section 4980H(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ($0 in the case of months beginning after December 31, 2015, and before January 1, 2025) after $2,000. (2) Paragraph (1) of section 4980H(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ($0 in the case of months beginning after December 31, 2015, and before January 1, 2025) after $3,000. (b) EFFECTIVE DATE. The amendments made by this section shall apply to months beginning after December 31, 2015.

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SEC. 103. EXTENSION OF MORATORIUM ON MEDICAL DEVICE EXCISE TAX.

(a) IN GENERAL.Section 4191(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking December 31, 2017 and inserting December 31, 2020. (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.The amendment made by this section shall apply to sales after December 31, 2017.

SEC. 104. MAXIMUM CONTRIBUTION LIMIT TO HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNT INCREASED TO AMOUNT OF DEDUCTIBLE AND OUT-OF-POCKET LIMITATION.

(a) IN GENERAL.Subsection (b) of section 223 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (9) INCREASED LIMITATION.In the case of any month beginning after December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2021(A) paragraph (2)(A) shall be applied by substituting the amount in effect under sub-section (c)(2)(A)(ii)(I) for $2,250, and (B) paragraph (2)(B) shall be applied by substituting the amount in effect under sub-section (c)(2)(A)(ii)(II) for $4,500.. (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

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SEC. 105. FEDERAL PAYMENTS TO STATES.

(a) IN GENERAL.Notwithstanding section 504(a), 1902(a)(23), 1903(a), 2002, 2005(a)(4), 2102(a)(7), or 2105(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 704(a), 1396a(a)(23), 1396b(a), 1397a, 1397d(a)(4), 1397bb(a)(7), 1397ee(a)(1)), or the terms of any Medicaid waiver in effect on the date of enactment of this Act that is approved under section 1115 or 1915 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1315, 1396n), for the 1-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, no Federal funds provided from a program referred to in this subsection that is considered direct spending for any year may be made available to a State for payments to a prohibited entity, whether made directly to the prohibited entity or through a managed care organization under contract with the State. b) DEFINITIONS.In this section: (1) PROHIBITED ENTITY. The term prohibited entity means an entity, including its affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, and clinics (A) that, as of the date of enactment of this Act (i) is an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code; MCG17700 S.L.C. (ii) is an essential community provider described in section 156.235 of title 45,Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act), that is primarily engaged in family planning services, reproductive health, and related medical care; and (iii) provides for abortions, other than an abortion (I) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest; or (II) in the case where a woman suffers from a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness that would, as certified by a physician, place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself; and (B) for which the total amount of Federal and State expenditures under the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act in fiscal year 2014 made directly to the entity and to any affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, or MCG17700 S.L.C. clinics of the entity, or made to the entity and to any affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, or clinics of the entity as part of a nationwide health care provider network, exceeded $1,000,000. (2) DIRECT SPENDING.The term direct spending has the meaning given that term under section 250(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900(c)).

TITLE II

SEC. 201. THE PREVENTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH FUND.

Subsection (b) of section 4002 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 300u11) is amended(1) in paragraph (3), by striking each of fiscal years 2018 and 2019 and inserting fiscal year 2018; and (2) by striking paragraphs (4) through (8).

SEC. 202. COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM.

Effective as if included in the enactment of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (Public Law 11410, 129 Stat. 87), paragraph (1) of section 221(a) of such Act is amended by inserting , and an additional $422,000,000 for fiscal year 2017 after 2017.

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SEC. 203. WAIVERS FOR STATE INNOVATION.

Section 1332 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18052) is amended(1) in subsection (a)(3) (A) in the first sentence, by inserting or would qualify for a reduction in after would not qualify for; (B) by adding after the second sentence the following: A State may request that all of, or any portion of, such aggregate amount of such credits or reductions be paid to the State as described in the first sentence.; (C) in the paragraph heading, by striking PASS THROUGH OF FUNDING and inserting FUNDING; (D) by striking With respect and inserting the following: (A) PASS THROUGH OF FUNDING.With respect; and (E) by adding at the end the following: (B) ADDITIONAL FUNDING.There is authorized to be appropriated, and is appropriated, to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, out of monies in the Treasury not otherwise obligated, $2,000,000,000, to remain available until the end of fiscal year 2019. Such MCG17700 S.L.C. amounts shall be used to provide grants to States that request financial assistance for the purpose of (i) submitting an application for a waiver granted under this section; or (ii) implementing the State plan under such waiver.; (2) in subsection (b)(1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (A) by striking may and inserting shall; and (B) by striking only; (3) in subsection (d)(1), by striking 180 and inserting 45; and (4) in subsection (e), by striking No waiver and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: A waiver under this section(1) shall be in effect for a period of 8 years unless the State requests a shorter duration; (2) may be renewed for unlimited additional 8-year periods upon application by the State; and (3) may not be cancelled by the Secretary before the expiration of the 8-year period (including any renewal period under paragraph (2))..

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