3.0.0 1197 2023-01-11T13:36:25Z 2023-01-11T13:36:25Z Senate S 2017-05-22 115 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-05-22T21:46:30Z Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2017 115 2589 HR 2017-06-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2017-05-22 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2017-05-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. N C001075 Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] Bill Cassidy R LA 2017-05-22 True K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2017-06-12 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2017-06-28 False Health Disability assistance Hereditary and development disorders Medicare Neurological disorders Health 00 2017-05-22 Introduced in Senate 2017-09-18T18:56:26Z Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2017

This bill amends title II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to waive, for individuals diagnosed with Huntington's Disease, the 24-month waiting period for Medicare coverage. Current law generally applies this waiting period to individuals deemed eligible for OASDI benefits.

]]> Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2017 Display Title Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2017 Introduced in Senate 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1197is/xml/BILLS-115s1197is.xml 2017-05-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.