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42 U.S.C. 1395b-2: Notice of medicare benefits; medicare and medigap information
Created in 1988 by Public Law 100-360. Changed by 4 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.
- past change
- enacted this Congress
- proposed
This Congress
- H.R. 2902 SOAR Act of 2025 · introduced · would change (e)
How it got here
2018
- Pub. L. 115–271 added subsec. (d). (Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act" or the "SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act) Law text · (d)
2003
- Pub. L. 108–173 inserted at end "The Secretary shall provide, through the toll-free telephone number 1–800–MEDICARE, for a means by which individuals seeking information about, or assistance with, such programs who phone such toll-free number are transferred (without charge) to appropr… (Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003) Law text · (b)
1997
- Pub. L. 105–33 added subsec. (c). (Balanced Budget Act of 1997) Law text · (c)
1994
- Pub. L. 103–432 inserted "; medicare and medigap information" in section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), and added subsec. (b).
Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.