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Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act of 2007

Introduced: January 4, 2007 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Feb 2, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Jan 24, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Jan 24, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

Jan 5, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

Jan 4, 2007

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.

Jan 4, 2007

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act of 2007 - 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 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 February 2, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Committees of jurisdiction 7

Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee
Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Ways and Means Committee
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Social Security Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Ways and Means Committee
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
House of Representatives
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives