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42 U.S.C. 18031: Affordable choices of health benefit plans

Created in 2010 by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148). Changed by 1 later law. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

12 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 42 U.S.C. 300gg–15a, 42 U.S.C. 300gg–91, 42 U.S.C. 405, 42 U.S.C. 1320b–23, 42 U.S.C. 1396a.

3 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Department of Health and Human Services (3).

This Congress

  • H.R. 9877 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 · introduced · would change (c), (e), 1314

How it got here

2019

  • Pub. L. 116–94 added par. (7). (Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020) Law text · (c)

2010

  • Pub. L. 111–148, §10203(a), added subpar. (I). (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 111–148, §10104(e)(1), added cl. (ii) and struck out former cl. (ii). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "A State shall make payments to or on behalf of an individual eligible for the premium tax credit under section 36B of title 26 and any cost-sharing reducti… (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (d)
  • Pub. L. 111–148, §10104(e)(2), inserted "educated" before "health care". (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (d)
  • Pub. L. 111–148, §10104(f)(1), which directed substitution of "shall" for "may" in second sentence, was executed by making the substitution in third sentence before "take" to reflect the probable intent of Congress because the word "shall" already appeared in second sentence. (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (e)
  • Pub. L. 111–148, §10104(f)(2), added par. (3). (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (e)
  • Pub. L. 111–148, §10104(g), added subpar. (E). (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (g)
  • Pub. L. 111–148, §10104(h), substituted "resource partners of the Small Business Administration" for "small business development centers". (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (i)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.