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42 U.S. Code § 18003 - Immediate information that allows consumers to identify affordable coverage options | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
U.S. Code › Title 42 › Chapter 157 › Subchapter I › § 18003 42 U.S. Code § 18003 - Immediate information that allows consumers to identify affordable coverage options
§ 18003.
Immediate information that allows consumers to identify affordable coverage options
(a) Internet portal to affordable coverage options
(1) Immediate establishment
Not later than July 1, 2010, the Secretary, in consultation with the States, shall establish a mechanism, including an Internet website, through which a resident of, or small business in, any State may identify affordable health insurance coverage options in that State.
(2) Connecting to affordable coverageAn Internet website established under paragraph (1) shall, to the extent practicable, provide ways for residents of, and small businesses in, any State to receive information on at least the following coverage options:
(A) Health insurance coverage offered by health insurance issuers, other than coverage that provides reimbursement only for the treatment or mitigation of—
(b) Enhancing comparative purchasing options
Not later than 60 days after March 23, 2010, the Secretary shall develop a standardized format to be used for the presentation of information relating to the coverage options described in subsection (a)(2). Such format shall, at a minimum, require the inclusion of information on the percentage of total premium revenue expended on nonclinical costs (as reported under section 300gg–18(a) of this title), eligibility, availability, premium rates, and cost sharing with respect to such coverage options and be consistent with the standards adopted for the uniform explanation of coverage as provided for in section 300gg–15 of this title.
(2) Use of format
The Secretary shall utilize the format developed under paragraph (1) in compiling information concerning coverage options on the Internet website established under subsection (a).
(c) Authority to contract
The Secretary may carry out this section through contracts entered into with qualified entities.
(Pub. L. 111–148, title I, § 1103, title X, § 10102(b), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 146, 892.)
The Social Security Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(2)(B), (C), is act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620. Titles XIX and XXI of the Act are classified generally to subchapters XIX (§ 1396 et seq.) and XXI (§ 1397aa et seq.), respectively, of chapter 7 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1305 of this title and Tables.
Section 1421, referred to in subsec. (a)(2)(F), means section 1421 of Pub. L. 111–148.
2010—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 111–148, § 10102(b)(1), which directed insertion of “, or small business in,” after “residents of any”, was executed by making the insertion after “resident of” to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 111–148, § 10102(b)(2), added par. (2) and struck out former par. (2). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: