HR 276
100th Congress
House
Social Welfare
AIDS (Disease)
Communicable diseases
Health
Medicare
Old age, survivors and disability insurance
Social security eligibility
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to waive, for 5 years, the 24-month waiting period for medicare eligibility on the basis of a disability in the case of individuals with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), and for other purposes.
Introduced: January 6, 1987
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Everywhere this bill has been
6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 22, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Jan 20, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 20, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.
Jan 6, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 6, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 6, 1987
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to eliminate, for five years, in the case of individuals medically determined to have acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), the requirement that an individual be entitled to disability benefits for at least 24 consecutive months in order to qualify for hospital insurance benefits under part A (Hospital Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Act. Provides Medicare coverage of experimental AIDS treatment which is in accord with recognized clinical protocol.
What's happening now
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.