1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bare County Buy-in Act of 2017 . 2. Public option for health insurance coverage (a) In general Part 2 of subtitle D of title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 1314. Public option for health insurance coverage (a) In general If the Secretary determines that individuals residing in a rating area (as described in section 2701(a) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg(a) )) eligible to purchase individual health insurance coverage through an Exchange will not have access to a qualified health plan offered through an Exchange in the individual market with respect to a plan year beginning on or after January 1, 2018, the Secretary shall make available the public option for health insurance coverage described in subsection (b) (in this section referred to as the public option ) to such individuals through such Exchange for such plan year. (b) Public option requirements The public option described in subsection (a) shall— (1) provide the essential health benefits package (as defined in section 1302(a)); (2) comply with the requirements of this title and the amendments made by this title, to the extent practicable, applicable to a health plan offered through an Exchange