# 42 U.S.C. § 1395iii: Medicare Improvement Fund

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## Section

- **Citation:** 42 U.S.C. § 1395iii
- **Heading:** Medicare Improvement Fund
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 9, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE > CHAPTER 7—SOCIAL SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER XVIII—HEALTH INSURANCE FOR AGED AND DISABLED > Part E—Miscellaneous Provisions

## Text

The Secretary shall establish under this subchapter a Medicare Improvement Fund (in this section referred to as the “Fund”) which shall be available to the Secretary to make improvements under the original Medicare fee-for-service program under parts A and B for individuals entitled to, or enrolled for, benefits under part  1 1
So in original. or enrolled under part B including adjustments to payments for items and services furnished by providers of services and suppliers under such original Medicare fee-for-service program.

( Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531 , title XVIII, § 1898, as added Pub. L. 110–252, title VII, § 7002(a) , June 30, 2008 , 122 Stat. 2394 ; amended Pub. L. 110–275, title I, § 188(a)(2)(B) , July 15, 2008 , 122 Stat. 2589 ; Pub. L. 110–379, § 6 , Oct. 8, 2008 , 122 Stat. 4079 ; Pub. L. 111–5, div. B, title IV, § 4103(b) , Feb. 17, 2009 , 123 Stat. 487 ; Pub. L. 111–118, div. B, § 1011(b) , Dec. 19, 2009 , 123 Stat. 3474 ; Pub. L. 111–148, title III, § 3112 , Mar. 23, 2010 , 124 Stat. 421 ; Pub. L. 111–309, title II, § 207 , Dec. 15, 2010 , 124 Stat. 3291 ; Pub. L. 112–240, title VI, § 640 , Jan. 2, 2013 , 126 Stat. 2357 ; Pub. L. 113–82, § 3 , Feb. 15, 2014 , 128 Stat. 1009 ; Pub. L. 113–93, title II, § 219 , Apr. 1, 2014 , 128 Stat. 1070 ; Pub. L. 113–185, § 3(e) , Oct. 6, 2014 , 128 Stat. 1969 ; Pub. L. 114–10, title V, § 518 , Apr. 16, 2015 , 129 Stat. 175 ; Pub. L. 114–60, § 2(c) , Oct. 7, 2015 , 129 Stat. 544 ; Pub. L. 114–113, div. O, title V, § 501 , Dec. 18, 2015 , 129 Stat. 3018 ; Pub. L. 114–115, § 5 , Dec. 28, 2015 , 129 Stat. 3133 ; Pub. L. 114–198, title VII, § 704(h) , July 22, 2016 , 130 Stat. 752 ; Pub. L. 114–255, div. A, title V, § 5001 , Dec. 13, 2016 , 130 Stat. 1188 ; Pub. L. 115–63, title III, § 303 , Sept. 29, 2017 , 131 Stat. 1172 ; Pub. L. 115–123, div. E, title XII, § 53115 , Feb. 9, 2018 , 132 Stat. 306 ; Pub. L. 116–260, div. CC, title IV, § 408 , Dec. 27, 2020 , 134 Stat. 3008 ; Pub. L. 117–43, div. D, title I, § 3106 , Sept. 30, 2021 , 135 Stat. 380 ; Pub. L. 117–70, div. C, title I, § 2104(b) , Dec. 3, 2021 , 135 Stat. 1504 ; Pub. L. 117–71, § 6 , Dec. 10, 2021 , 135 Stat. 1508 ; Pub. L. 117–86, div. B, title I, § 1104(b) , Feb. 18, 2022 , 136 Stat. 17 ; Pub. L. 117–103, div. P, title II, § 313 , Mar. 15, 2022 , 136 Stat. 809 ; Pub. L. 117–159, div. A, title III, § 13201 , June 25, 2022 , 136 Stat. 1333 ; Pub. L. 117–180, div. D, title I, § 104 , Sept. 30, 2022 , 136 Stat. 2135 ; Pub. L. 117–229, div. C, title I, § 104 , Dec. 16, 2022 , 136 Stat. 2311 ; Pub. L. 117–328, div. FF, title IV, § 4161 , Dec. 29, 2022 , 136 Stat. 5931 ; Pub. L. 118–22, div. B, title II, § 503 , Nov. 17, 2023 , 137 Stat. 123 ; Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVIII, § 1853 , Dec. 22, 2023 , 137 Stat. 709 ; Pub. L. 118–35, div. B, title I, § 132 , Jan. 19, 2024 , 138 Stat. 6 ; Pub. L. 118–42, div. G, title I, § 309 , Mar. 9, 2024 , 138 Stat. 417 ; Pub. L. 118–83, div. B, title II, § 222 , Sept. 26, 2024 , 138 Stat. 1539 ; Pub. L. 118–158, div. C, title II, § 3210 , Dec. 21, 2024 , 138 Stat. 1766 ; Pub. L. 119–4, div. B, title II, § 2210 , Mar. 15, 2025 , 139 Stat. 44 ; Pub. L. 119–37, div. F, title II, § 6212 , Nov. 12, 2025 , 139 Stat. 634 ; Pub. L. 119–75, div. J, title II, § 6228 , Feb. 3, 2026 , 140 Stat. 685 ; Pub. L. 119–103, div. B, § 2007 , Sept. 2, 2026 , 140 Stat. 1001 .)

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