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42 U.S.C. 1395c: Description of program

Created in 1965 by Public Law 89-97. Changed by 9 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

This Congress

  • H.R. 3069 Medicare for All Act · introduced · would change (2), 1899C

How it got here

1989

  • Pub. L. 101–234 repealed Pub. L. 100–360, §104(d)(1), and provided that the provisions of law amended or repealed by such section are restored or revived as if such section had not been enacted, see 1988 Amendment note below.

1988

  • Pub. L. 100–360 substituted "inpatient hospital services, extended care services" for "hospital, related post-hospital".

1986

  • Pub. L. 99–272 substituted "government employment" for "Federal employment" in cls. (1) and (2).

1982

  • Pub. L. 97–248, §122(a)(1), substituted "home health services, and hospice care" for "and home health services".
  • Pub. L. 97–248, §278(b)(3), inserted "(or would be eligible for such benefits if certain Federal employment were covered employment under such subchapter)" after "subchapter II of this chapter" in cl. (1), and inserted "(or would have been so entitled to such benefits if certain Federal employment …

1980

  • Pub. L. 96–499 substituted ", related post-hospital, and home health services" for "and related post-hospital services".
  • Pub. L. 96–473 substituted "are eligible for" for "are entitled to".
  • Pub. L. 96–265 substituted "not less than 24 months" for "not less than 24 consecutive months".

1978

  • Pub. L. 95–292 inserted references to section 426–1 of this title and to 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.

1972

  • Pub. L. 92–603 designated existing provisions as cl. (1) and added cl. (2).

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.