### Question
How is the term frontier State defined?


### Answer
The term **frontier State** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 1395ww* as the following:

> a State in which at least 50 percent of the counties in the State are frontier counties

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 1395ww*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 7-SOCIAL SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER XVIII-HEALTH INSURANCE FOR AGED AND DISABLED > Part E-Miscellaneous Provisions**

