---
kind: "unit"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
key: "ch157/schV"
level: "subchapter"
label: "Subchapter V"
heading: "Shared Responsibility for Health Care"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/ch157-schV"
sections_count: 3
---

# Subchapter V — Shared Responsibility for Health Care

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

## Contents

- [Part A — Individual Responsibility](/usc/42/ch157-schV-ptA.md)
- [Part B — Employer Responsibilities](/usc/42/ch157-schV-ptB.md)