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Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act of 2004

Introduced: June 13, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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Jul 1, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Jun 27, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 27, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Jun 14, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads.
Jun 13, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 13, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act of 2005 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) phase out the waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits under SSA title XVIII (Medicare); and (2) eliminate the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions to become eligible for such benefits.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to request the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences to study the range of disability conditions that can be delayed or prevented if individuals receive access to health care services and coverage before a condition reaches disability levels.

What's happening now July 1, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1217 Related bill Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act of 2005
  • HR 2343 Text similarities Medicare Disability Eligibility Improvement Act of 2005
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 7
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 9 Republican 1 Independent 1
D
Costa, Jim
California · Jun 29, 2006
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 29, 2006
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 26, 2006
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jun 20, 2006
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 20, 2006
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 15, 2006
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 15, 2006
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Oct 7, 2005
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 29, 2005
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jun 13, 2005
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jun 13, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2869: Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act of 2004. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2869/
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"H.R. 2869: Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act of 2004." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2869/.
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H.R. 2869, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2869/.
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