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HR 1444 102th Congress House Health Disabled Early retirement Medicare Old age, survivors and disability insurance Social security eligibility

Medicare Eligibility Expansion Act of 1991

Introduced: March 14, 1991 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 28, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Mar 22, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Mar 22, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 14, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 14, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 14, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Eligibility Expansion Act of 1991 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI)of the Social Security Act (the Act) to waive the 24-month waiting period required to receive benefits under part A (Hospital Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Act for individuals who are 62 years of age or older and are entitled to social security disability benefits.

Amends the Hospital Insurance program to allow early retirees receiving OASDI benefits and the spouses who are 62 years of age or older and children of such retirees to purchase Medicare coverage including coverage under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of the Act. Establishes applicable monthly part A premiums for calendar years 1992 through 1996, with premiums thereafter to be determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and indexed to the increase in the part A deductible.

What's happening now March 28, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 5, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1444: Medicare Eligibility Expansion Act of 1991. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1444/
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"H.R. 1444: Medicare Eligibility Expansion Act of 1991." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1444/.
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H.R. 1444, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1444/.
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