Freedom not to participate in Federal health insurance programs
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/us/usc/t42/s18115
Title
42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter
CH157
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17
Section Text
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No individual, company, business, nonprofit entity, or health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage shall be required to participate in any Federal health insurance program created under this Act (or any amendments made by this Act), or in any Federal health insurance program expanded by this Act (or any such amendments), and there shall be no penalty or fine imposed upon any such issuer for choosing not to participate in such programs.
(Pub. L. 111–148, title I, § 1555, Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 260.)
Editorial Notes
References in TextThis Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 111–148, Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 119, known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 18001 of this title and Tables.
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