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HR 1708 111th Congress House Health Disability and paralysis Health care coverage and access Health promotion and preventive care Medical research Medicare

Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act of 2009

Introduced: March 25, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 26, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 26, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Mar 25, 2009
Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
Mar 25, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Mar 25, 2009
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.
Mar 25, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
Mar 25, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act of 2009 - 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 March 26, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 20 Republican 2
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Chu, Judy
California · Jun 16, 2010
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Apr 15, 2010
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jan 20, 2010
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Nov 19, 2009
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 16, 2009
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Waters, Maxine
California · Jun 16, 2009
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jun 10, 2009
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 19, 2009
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · May 18, 2009
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · May 13, 2009
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 7, 2009
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · May 4, 2009
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 30, 2009
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Apr 30, 2009
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Apr 27, 2009
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 1, 2009
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 31, 2009
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Mar 31, 2009
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Mar 31, 2009
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 30, 2009
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 30, 2009
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 30, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1708: Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1708/
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"H.R. 1708: Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1708/.
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