### Question
What does region mean?


### Answer
**Region** has the following meaning in *42 U.S.C. § 1395ww*:

> one of the nine census divisions, comprising the fifty States and the District of Columbia, established by the Bureau of the Census for statistical and reporting purposes

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 1395ww*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 6-THE CHILDREN'S BUREAU > SUBCHAPTER XVIII-HEALTH INSURANCE FOR AGED AND DISABLED > Part C-Miscellaneous Provisions**

