; and (2) have no negative impact on the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund or the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund (including the Medicare Prescription Drug Account within such Trust Fund). (i) Consultation In promulgating regulations to implement this section, the Secretary shall consult with interested parties, including groups representing beneficiaries, health care providers, employers, and insurance companies. . 1002. Establishment of the Medicare transition plan (a) In general To carry out the purpose of this section, for plan years beginning with the first plan year that begins after the date of enactment of this Act and ending with the effective date described in section 106, the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (referred to in this section as the Administrator ), shall establish, and provide for the offering through the Exchanges, of a public health plan (in this Act referred to as the Medicare Transition plan ) that provides affordable, high-quality health benefits coverage throughout the United States. (b) Administrating the Medicare transition (1) Administrator The Administrator shall administer the Medicare Transition plan in accordance with this section. (2) Application of ACA requirements Consistent with this section, the Medicare Transition plan shall comply with requirements under title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (and the amendments made by that title) and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg et seq.) that are applicable to qualified health plans offered through the Exchanges, subject to the limitation under subsection (e)(2). (3) Offering through Exchanges The Medicare Transition plan shall be made available only through the Exchanges, and shall be available to individuals wishing to enroll and to qualified employers (as defined in section 1312(f)(2) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18032 )) who wish to make such plan available to their