Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73not60
§18012 Rating Reforms Must Apply Uniformly to All Health Insurance Issuers and Group Health Plans
Title 42 › Chapter 157— QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE FOR ALL AMERICANS › Subchapter II— OTHER PROVISIONS › § 18012
Summary
States must apply any rule or requirement they create under this law the same way to all health plans and insurers in each insurance market it covers. The same uniform rule also applies to any related state rule that is different from the federal rule, unless federal law overrides it.
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Title 42, §18012
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Any standard or requirement adopted by a State pursuant to this title,11 See References in Text note below. or any amendment made by this title,1 shall be applied uniformly to all health plans in each insurance market to which the standard and requirements apply. The preceding sentence shall also apply to a State standard or requirement relating to the standard or requirement required by this title 1 (or any such amendment) that is not the same as the standard or requirement but that is not preempted under section 18041(d) of this title.
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References in Text
This title, referred to in text, is title I of Pub. L. 111–148, Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 130, which enacted this chapter and enacted, amended, and transferred numerous other sections and notes in the Code. For complete classification of title I to the Code, see Tables.
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Effective Date
Section effective for plan years beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2014, see section 1255 of Pub. L. 111–148, set out as a note under section 300gg of this title.
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42 U.S.C. § 18012
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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