US · guidance
CMS Pub. 100-01, ch. 2, § 10
Hospital Insurance Entitlement
Hospital insurance (HI), as well as supplementary medical insurance (SMI), is available
to three basic groups of "insured individuals"- the aged, the disabled, and those with end
stage renal disease. Following is an explanation of how an individual becomes "insured"
as well as an explanation of the eligibility requirements for each group.
History
(Rev. 1, 09-11-02)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
8ba58bbcfec735c9ba4a0f2f1c42c83350b48b6ed391fa2bd25b675e4386b371
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