Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§1395 Prohibition against any Federal interference
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 7— - SOCIAL SECURITY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XVIII— - HEALTH INSURANCE FOR AGED AND DISABLED › § 1395
Summary
Federal officers or employees are not allowed to control how doctors practice or how medical care is provided. They also may not pick, fire, pay, or run the staff or the day-to-day operations of hospitals, clinics, or any health care provider.
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Title 42, §1395
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Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to authorize any Federal officer or employee to exercise any supervision or control over the practice of medicine or the manner in which medical services are provided, or over the selection, tenure, or compensation of any officer or employee of any institution, agency, or person providing health services; or to exercise any supervision or control over the administration or operation of any such institution, agency, or person.
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For
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of title I of Pub. L. 89–97, which enacted this subchapter as the “Health Insurance for the Aged Act”, see section 100 of Pub. L. 89–97, set out as a
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of 1965 Amendment note under section 1305 of this title. Protecting and Improving Guaranteed Medicare Benefits Pub. L. 111–148, title III, § 3601, Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 538, provided that: “(a) Protecting Guaranteed Medicare Benefits.—Nothing in the provisions of, or
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made by, this Act [see
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note set out under section 18001 of this title] shall result in a reduction of guaranteed benefits under title XVIII of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.]. “(b) Ensuring That Medicare Savings Benefit the Medicare Program and Medicare Beneficiaries.—Savings generated for the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act under the provisions of, and
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made by, this Act shall extend the solvency of the Medicare trust funds, reduce Medicare premiums and other cost-sharing for beneficiaries, and improve or expand guaranteed Medicare benefits and protect access to Medicare providers.”
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42 U.S.C. § 1395
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73