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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Grants: Immediate Improvements to the Public Health Services Act


 

Sec. 1002 Health Insurance Consumer Information

 

The Secretary of Health and Human Services must award grants to assist states in establishing health insurance consumer assistance and ombudsman programs.80 States must designate a health insurance consumer assistance or ombudsman office to work with State regulators and consumer organization programs to respond to complaints about health insurance.81 The office or ombudsman will collect data regarding consumer problems and must report such data to the Secretary.82

 

Footnotes

  • 80. Affordable Care Act §1002; 42 U.S.C. 300gg-93(a).
  • 81. Affordable Care Act §1002; 42 U.S.C. 300gg-93 (b)(1).
  • 82. Affordable Care Act §1002; 42 U.S.C. 300gg-93 (d).