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Comprehensive/Essential Health Benefits Coverage - 42 U.S.C. § 300gg-6: ACA
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Publisher. U.S. Government (Office of the Law Revision Counsel)
Edition. US Code (via govinfo.gov official link resolver), retrieved 2026-08-25
Status. U.S. Code, public domain (U.S. Government work).
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ACA - Comprehensive/Essential Health Benefits Coverage - 42 U.S.C. § 300gg-6 is a state statute published by U.S. Government (Office of the Law Revision Counsel). It is one of the documents that insurance license exam questions are written from, including life & health practice questions. This page summarizes it and points to the official version, which is the text to rely on.
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- 42 U.S.C. § 300gg-6: subsection (a) (Coverage for essential health benefits package)
“A health insurance issuer that offers health insurance coverage in the individual or small group market shall ensure that such coverage includes the essential health benefits package required under section 18022(a) of this title.”
- 42 U.S.C. § 300gg-6: subsection (c) (Child-Only Plans)
“the issuer shall also offer such coverage in that level as a plan in which the only enrollees are individuals who, as of the beginning of a plan year, have not attained the age of 21.”
- 42 U.S.C. § 300gg-6: subsection (b) (Cost-Sharing Under Group Health Plans)
“A group health plan shall ensure that any annual cost-sharing imposed under the plan does not exceed the limitations provided for under paragraph (1) of section 18022(c) 1 of this title.”
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