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Ingested titles 12–51 and 54 from OLRC USLM XML @119-100 (the whole Code now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 -> 59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun, verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make legal-us-code default now covers every title. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "LegalText"
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title: "42 U.S.C. § 18044"
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description: "Level playing field"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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corpus: "united_states_code"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 42
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title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
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chapter_number: "157"
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chapter_name: "QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE FOR ALL AMERICANS"
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section: "18044"
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citation: "42 U.S.C. § 18044"
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status: "current"
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release_point: "119-100"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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---
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# 42 U.S.C. § 18044 - Level playing field
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## Text
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(a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any health insurance coverage offered by a private health insurance issuer shall not be subject to any Federal or State law described in subsection (b) if a qualified health plan offered under the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan program under section 18042 of this title, or a multi-State qualified health plan under section 18054 of this title, is not subject to such law.
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(b) Laws described The Federal and State laws described in this subsection are those Federal and State laws relating to—
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(1) guaranteed renewal;
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(2) rating;
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(3) preexisting conditions;
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(4) non-discrimination;
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(5) quality improvement and reporting;
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(6) fraud and abuse;
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(7) solvency and financial requirements;
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(8) market conduct;
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(9) prompt payment;
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(10) appeals and grievances;
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(11) privacy and confidentiality;
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(12) licensure; and
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(13) benefit plan material or information.
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(Pub. L. 111–148, title I, § 1324, title X, § 10104(n), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 199, 902.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Amendments2010—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111–148, § 10104(n), substituted “, or a multi-State qualified health plan under section 18054 of this title” for “, a community health insurance option under section 18043 of this title, or a nationwide qualified health plan under section 18053(b) of this title”.
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