title: Medicare program; hospital insurance entitlement and supplementary medical insurance enrollment and entitlement--HCFA. Final rule.
abstract: These regulations amend the Medicare rules that deal with hospital insurance entitlement and with supplementary medical insurance (SMI) enrollment and entitlement. They also revise rules and deal with State buy-in agreements, that is, agreements under which States may secure SMI benefits for certain Medicaid-eligible individuals by enrolling them in SMI and paying their SMI premiums. The changes are necessary to conform our rules to changes made in the Medicare and Medicaid laws since the rules were last published. The purpose is to ensure that those who must apply our rules are not misled or confused by content that fails to reflect statutory changes and modified policy.
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D003669:Deductibles and Coinsurance / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007357:Insurance, Physician Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008484:Medicaid / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States