No One is required to participate in the Affordable Care Act

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Section 1555 of The Public Health Service Act. listed below
( the Affordable Care Act is an amendment to the Public Health Service Act, administered by the Pension Welfare Benefit Corporation, a chartered corporation for the District Of Columbia government.(see title 29 C.F.R. Labor section 2590.) The assistant secretary of labor, is in charge of policy,
The Department of Labor was created in the Department of Interior, late 1800's in Puerto Rico, the authority of the Secretary of Labor is restricted to title 33 U.S.C section 933 et. all Navigable Waters (OUTSIDE THE STATES)
Mitt Romney can't repeal the Affordable Care Act
The Mass. health care law he signed when he was governor is administered by the same Pension Welfare Benefit Corporation, also known as the Commodity Credit Corporation.

SEC. 1555 ø42 U.S.C. 18115¿. FREEDOM NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN FEDERAL
HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAMS.
No individual, company, business, nonprofit entity, or health
insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage
shall be required to participate in any Federal health insurance
program created under this Act (or any amendments made
by this Act), or in any Federal health insurance program expanded
by this Act (or any such amendments), and there shall be no
penalty or fine imposed upon any such issuer for choosing not
to participate in such programs.

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No, that means you're not required to take medicare/medicaid. You still have to obey the PPACA.

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Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 9]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR2590.731]

[Page 636-637]

TITLE 29--LABOR

CHAPTER XXV--PENSION AND WELFARE BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR

PART 2590--RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR GROUP HEALTH PLAN REQUIREMENTS
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148, was enacted on March 23, 2010; the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, Public Law 111-152, was enacted on March 30, 2010 (collectively, the Affordable Care Act). The Affordable Care Act reorganizes, amends, and adds to the provisions of part A of title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act) relating to group health plans and health insurance issuers in the group and individual markets. The Affordable Care Act adds section 715(a)(1) to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and section 9815(a)(1) to the Internal Revenue Code (Code) to incorporate the provisions of part A of title XXVII of the PHS Act into ERISA and the Code, and make them applicable to group health plans.
5. Delegation of Authority and Assignment of Responsibilities
a. Except as hereinafter provided, the Assistant Secretary for Employee Benefits Security is delegated the authority (including the authority to re-delegate) and assigned the responsibilities of the Secretary of Labor:
(1) under the following statutes, including any amendments:
(i) The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, except for subtitle C of Title III and Title IV (29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1232);
(ii) the Welfare and Pension Disclosure Act of 1958, as amended Pub. L. 85-836, 72 Stat. 997; Pub. L. 86-624, 74 Stat. 417; Pub. L. 87-420, 76 Stat. 35;
(iii) The Federal Employees’ Retirement System Act of 1986 (5 U.S.C. §§ 8401-8479); and
(iv) as directed by the Secretary, such additional Federal acts similar to or related to those listed in paragraphs (i) through (iii), above, that from time to time may assign additional authority or responsibilities to the Secretary.
6. Reservation of Authority
a. The submission of reports and recommendations to the President and the Congress concerning the administration of the statutes listed in paragraph 5.a.(1) of this order and responsibilities under Subtitle C of Title III of ERISA are reserved to the Secretary. The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation carries out responsibilities under Title IV of ERISA.

Public Health Service Act

July 1, 1944 [H.R. 4
624] | [Public Law 410] 58 Stat. 682
TITLE I—SHORT TITLE AND DEFINITIONS
SHORT TITLE
SEC. 1.
Titles I to V, inclusive, of the Act may be cited as the "Public Health Service Act".
SEC. 605.
(a) Section 7 of the Act of September 7, 1916, entitled "An Act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes", as amended (U.S.C., 1940 edition, title 5, sec. 757), is amended by changing the period at the end thereof to a colon and adding the following: "Provided, That whenever any person is entitled to receive any benefits under this Act by reason of his injury, or by reason of the death of an employee, as defined in section 40, and is also entitled to receive from the United States any payments or benefits (other than the proceeds of any insurance policy), by reason of such injury or death under any other Act of Congress, because of service by him (or in the case of death, by the deceased) as an employee, as so defined, such person shall elect which benefits he shall receive. Such election shall be made within one year after the injury or death, or such further time as the Commission may for good cause allow, and when made shall be irrevocable unless otherwise provided by law."
(b) The definition of the term "employee" in section 40 of such Act of September 7, 1916, as amended (U.S.C., 1940 edition, title 5, sec. 790), is amended to read as follows:
"The term ‘employee' includes all civil employees of the United States and of the Panama Railroad Company, commissioned officers of the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, officers in the Reserve of the Public Health Service on active duty, and all persons, other than independent contractors and their employees, employed on the Menominee Indian Reservation in the State of Wisconsin, subsequent to September 7, 1916.

Massachusetts Health Care Law

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
HOUSE . . . . . . . No. 4850
AN ACT PROVIDING ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, QUALITY, ACCOUNTABLE HEALTH CARE

“Group health plan”, an employee welfare benefit plan, as
defined in section 3(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. 1002,

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"What an advantage to us , the people don't read," Russian Leader
Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 9]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR2590.731]

[Page 636-637]

TITLE 29--LABOR

CHAPTER XXV--PENSION AND WELFARE BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR

PART 2590--RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR GROUP HEALTH PLAN REQUIREMENTS
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148, was enacted on March 23, 2010; the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, Public Law 111-152, was enacted on March 30, 2010 (collectively, the Affordable Care Act). The Affordable Care Act reorganizes, amends, and adds to the provisions of part A of title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act) relating to group health plans and health insurance issuers in the group and individual markets. The Affordable Care Act adds section 715(a)(1) to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and section 9815(a)(1) to the Internal Revenue Code (Code) to incorporate the provisions of part A of title XXVII of the PHS Act into ERISA and the Code, and make them applicable to group health plans.
5. Delegation of Authority and Assignment of Responsibilities
a. Except as hereinafter provided, the Assistant Secretary for Employee Benefits Security is delegated the authority (including the authority to re-delegate) and assigned the responsibilities of the Secretary of Labor:
(1) under the following statutes, including any amendments:
(i) The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, except for subtitle C of Title III and Title IV (29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1232);
(ii) the Welfare and Pension Disclosure Act of 1958, as amended Pub. L. 85-836, 72 Stat. 997; Pub. L. 86-624, 74 Stat. 417; Pub. L. 87-420, 76 Stat. 35;
(iii) The Federal Employees’ Retirement System Act of 1986 (5 U.S.C. §§ 8401-8479); and
(iv) as directed by the Secretary, such additional Federal acts similar to or related to those listed in paragraphs (i) through (iii), above, that from time to time may assign additional authority or responsibilities to the Secretary.
6. Reservation of Authority
a. The submission of reports and recommendations to the President and the Congress concerning the administration of the statutes listed in paragraph 5.a.(1) of this order and responsibilities under Subtitle C of Title III of ERISA are reserved to the Secretary. The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation carries out responsibilities under Title IV of ERISA.

Public Health Service Act

July 1, 1944 [H.R. 4
624] | [Public Law 410] 58 Stat. 682
TITLE I—SHORT TITLE AND DEFINITIONS
SHORT TITLE
SEC. 1.
Titles I to V, inclusive, of the Act may be cited as the "Public Health Service Act".
SEC. 605.
(a) Section 7 of the Act of September 7, 1916, entitled "An Act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes", as amended (U.S.C., 1940 edition, title 5, sec. 757), is amended by changing the period at the end thereof to a colon and adding the following: "Provided, That whenever any person is entitled to receive any benefits under this Act by reason of his injury, or by reason of the death of an employee, as defined in section 40, and is also entitled to receive from the United States any payments or benefits (other than the proceeds of any insurance policy), by reason of such injury or death under any other Act of Congress, because of service by him (or in the case of death, by the deceased) as an employee, as so defined, such person shall elect which benefits he shall receive. Such election shall be made within one year after the injury or death, or such further time as the Commission may for good cause allow, and when made shall be irrevocable unless otherwise provided by law."
(b) The definition of the term "employee" in section 40 of such Act of September 7, 1916, as amended (U.S.C., 1940 edition, title 5, sec. 790), is amended to read as follows:
"The term ‘employee' includes all civil employees of the United States and of the Panama Railroad Company, commissioned officers of the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, officers in the Reserve of the Public Health Service on active duty, and all persons, other than independent contractors and their employees, employed on the Menominee Indian Reservation in the State of Wisconsin, subsequent to September 7, 1916.

Massachusetts Health Care Law

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
HOUSE . . . . . . . No. 4850
AN ACT PROVIDING ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, QUALITY, ACCOUNTABLE HEALTH CARE

“Group health plan”, an employee welfare benefit plan, as
defined in section 3(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. 1002,

Once again, most of the people working for government get their fat assed health insurance. Most working in management for companies get their fat assed health insurance. If your not willing to drop your fat assed health insurance, then quit complaining about the government giving all the rest of us fat asses fat assed health insurance.