---
kind: "unit"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
key: "ch157/schIII"
level: "subchapter"
label: "Subchapter III"
heading: "Available Coverage Choices for All Americans"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/ch157-schIII"
sections_count: 18
---

# Subchapter III — Available Coverage Choices for All Americans

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 157 — Quality, Affordable Health Care for All Americans

## Contents

- [Part A — Establishment of Qualified Health Plans](/usc/42/ch157-schIII-ptA.md)
- [Part B — Consumer Choices and Insurance Competition Through Health Benefit Exchanges](/usc/42/ch157-schIII-ptB.md)
- [Part C — State Flexibility Relating To Exchanges](/usc/42/ch157-schIII-ptC.md)
- [Part D — State Flexibility To Establish Alternative Programs](/usc/42/ch157-schIII-ptD.md)
- [Part E — Reinsurance and Risk Adjustment](/usc/42/ch157-schIII-ptE.md)