Editor's Notes

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HR 3590. Title I—Quality, affordable health care for all Americans. Subtitle C—Quality health insurance coverage for all Americans. §2705. Prohibiting discrimination against individual participants and beneficiaries based on health status. §1201. Amendment to the Public Health Service Act.

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