Title I, SEC. 1606. PROHIBITION ON SELF-FUNDING OF COST SHARING BENEFITS BY 
REGIONAL ALLIANCE EMPLOYERS. 
      (a) Prohibition. A regional alliance employer (and a corporate alliance 
    employer with respect to employees who are regional alliance eligible 
    individuals) may provide benefits to employees that consist of the benefits 
    included in a cost sharing policy (as defined in section 1421(b)(2)) only 
    through a contribution toward the purchase of a cost sharing policy which 
    is funded primarily through insurance. 

      (b) Individual and Employer Responsibilities. In the case of an 
    individual who resides in a single-payer State and an employer with respect 
    to employees who reside in such a State, the responsibilities of such 
    individual and employer under such system shall supersede the obligations 
    of the individual and employer under part 2 of this subtitle.