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42 U.S.C. 18051: State flexibility to establish basic health programs for low-income individuals not eligible for medicaid

Created in 2010 by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148). Not changed since. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 42 U.S.C. 1396a, 42 U.S.C. 18083.

2 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services (1), Department of Health and Human Services (1).

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

2010Patient Protection and Affordable Care Actcreated it

42 U.S.C. 18051State flexibility to establish basic health programs for low-income individuals not eligible for medicaid

(a)Establishment of program

(b)Standard health plan

(c)Contracting process

(d)Transfer of funds to States

(e)Eligible individualchanged

(f)Secretarial oversight

(g)Standard health plan offerors

(h)Definitions

This CongressBills that change it or would

H.R. 9877Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026introduced

past change
enacted this Congress
proposed

This Congress

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

How it got here

2010

Pub. L. 111–148, §10104(o)(1), substituted "95 percent" for "85 percent". (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (d)
Pub. L. 111–148, §10104(o)(2), inserted ", or, in the case of an alien lawfully present in the United States, whose income is not greater than 133 percent of the poverty line for the size of the family involved but who is not eligible for the Medicaid program under title XIX of t… (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (e)

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.