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Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act of 2007

Introduced: September 26, 2007 See on congress.gov

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Sep 26, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12154-12155)

Sep 26, 2007

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12153-12154)

Sep 26, 2007

Introduced in Senate

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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 September 26, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12154-12155)

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