---
kind: "unit"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
key: "ch157/schIII/ptA"
level: "part"
label: "Part A"
heading: "Establishment of Qualified Health Plans"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/ch157-schIII-ptA"
sections_count: 4
---

# Part A — Establishment of Qualified Health Plans

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 157 — Quality, Affordable Health Care for All Americans › Subchapter III — Available Coverage Choices for All Americans

## Sections

- [§18021. Qualified health plan defined](/usc/42/18021.md)
- [§18022. Essential health benefits requirements](/usc/42/18022.md)
- [§18023. Special rules](/usc/42/18023.md)
- [§18024. Related definitions](/usc/42/18024.md)