42 U.S.C. § 1395c
Description of program
United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective
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- 42 U.S.C. § 1395c, Description of program, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/477247
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The insurance program for which entitlement is established by sections 426 and 426–1 of this title provides basic protection against the costs of hospital, related post-hospital, home health services, and hospice care in accordance with this part for (1) individuals who are age 65 or over and are eligible for retirement benefits under subchapter II of this chapter (or would be eligible for such benefits if certain government employment were covered employment under such subchapter) or under the railroad retirement system, (2) individuals under age 65 who have been entitled for not less than 24 months to benefits under subchapter II of this chapter (or would have been so entitled to such benefits if certain government employment were covered employment under such subchapter) or under the railroad retirement system on the basis of a disability, and (3) certain individuals who do not meet the conditions specified in either clause (1) or (2) but who are medically determined to have end stage renal disease.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- An Act to amend titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act to make improvements in the end stage renal disease program presently authorized under section 226 of that Act, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Social Security Disability Amendments of 1980House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- An act to amend the Social Security Act with respect to the retirement tests, to reduce spending under title II of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1980House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Repeal Act of 1989House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally