42 U.S.C. § 18003 — Immediate information that allows consumers to identify affordable coverage options

(a) An internet portal for finding coverage (1) By July 1, 2010, the Secretary — working with the states — had to create a way, including a website, for any resident or small business in a state to find affordable health insurance options in that state. (2) As much as practical, that website had to give residents and small businesses information about: (A) health insurance coverage from insurers, except coverage that only pays for one disease or condition, or an unreasonably narrow set of conditions, as the Secretary decides; (B) Medicaid coverage (Title XIX of the Social Security Act); (C) CHIP coverage (Title XXI of the Social Security Act); (D) a state's high-risk pool, if the state has one; (E) coverage through the federal high-risk pool created by section 18001; and (F) small-group-market coverage for small businesses and their employees — including the early-retiree reinsurance program under section 18002, the small-business tax credit under 26 U.S.C. § 45R, and other information aimed at small businesses looking for affordable coverage. (b) Making it easier to compare plans (1) By no later than 60 days after March 23, 2010, the Secretary had to create a standard format for presenting the coverage information described in (a)(2). At minimum, that format had to show the percentage of premiums spent on nonclinical costs (as reported under section 300gg–18(a)), plus eligibility, availability, premium rates, and cost-sharing — and it had to match the format used for the uniform "explanation of coverage" required under section 300gg–15. (2) The Secretary had to use this standard format when posting coverage information on the website. (c) Contracting out The Secretary could carry out this section by contracting with qualified outside organizations.