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and applicable rules of the Commissioner for 1

Exchange-participating health benefits plans. 2
(23) STATE.The term State means the 50 3
States and the District of Columbia. 4
(24) STATE MEDICAID AGENCY.The term 5
State Medicaid agency means, with respect to a 6
Medicaid plan, the single State agency responsible 7
for administering such plan under title XIX of the 8
Social Security Act. 9
(25) Y1, Y2, ETC..The terms Y1 , Y2, 10
Y3, Y4, Y5, and similar subsequently num- 11
bered terms, mean 2013 and subsequent years, re- 12
spectively. 13
TITLE IPROTECTIONS AND 14
STANDARDS FOR QUALIFIED 15
HEALTH BENEFITS PLANS 16
Subtitle AGeneral Standards 17
SEC. 101. REQUIREMENTS REFORMING HEALTH INSUR- 18
ANCE MARKETPLACE. 19
(a) PURPOSE.The purpose of this title is to estab- 20
lish standards to ensure that new health insurance cov- 21
erage and employment-based health plans that are offered 22
meet standards guaranteeing access to affordable cov- 23
erage, essential benefits, and other consumer protections. 24
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