One Hundred Eleventh Congress of the United States of America AT THE SECOND SESSION Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the fifth day of January, two thousand and ten An Act Entitled The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Public Law 111-148 ( available on line) TITLE I—QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE FOR ALL AMERICANS Subtitle A—Immediate Improvements in Health Care Coverage for All Americans *Sec. 1001. Amendments to the Public Health Service Act. Sec. 1555. Freedom not to participate in Federal health insurance programs. SEC. 1555 @42 U.S.C. 18115. FREEDOM NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN FEDERAL HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAMS. No individual, company, business, nonprofit entity, or health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage shall be required to participate in any Federal health insurance program created under this Act (or any amendments made by this Act), or in any Federal health insurance program expanded by this Act (or any such amendments), and there shall be no penalty or fine imposed upon any such issuer for choosing not to participate in such programs.
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