3.0.0 2102 2023-01-11T20:27:37Z 2023-01-11T20:27:37Z Senate S S 2007-09-26 110 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-09-26T23:06:29Z Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act of 2007 110 154 HR 2007-02-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Text similarities House 2007-09-26 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12154-12155) IntroReferral 2007-09-26 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12153-12154) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-09-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS N O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL 2007-09-26 True S001163 Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO] Ken Salazar D CO 2007-09-26 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2007-09-26 True K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2007-09-26 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2007-09-26 True C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2007-09-26 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2007-09-26 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2007-11-16 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2007-11-16 False R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2007-12-18 False J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2007-12-18 False L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2007-12-18 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2008-05-13 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2008-05-13 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2008-05-13 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2008-06-23 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2008-06-23 False I000025 Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL INOUYE D HI KEN 2008-06-23 False L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2008-06-23 False B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2008-07-31 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2008-07-31 False D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2008-09-09 False L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2008-09-26 False Health Access to health care Congress Congressional reporting requirements Critically ill Disabled Hospital care Labor and Employment Medical research Medicare Old age, survivors and disability insurance Preventive medicine Railroad retirement plans Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Transportation and Public Works Health 00 2007-09-26 Introduced in Senate 2007-11-02T21:09:14Z 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.

]]> Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to phase out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits, to eliminate the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-09-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2102is/xml/BILLS-110s2102is.xml 2007-09-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12154-12155) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.