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H.R. 1708 (111th)

Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act of 2009

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Introduced

25 March 2009

Last action

26 March 2009 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Bono, Mary [R-CA-44], Rep. Kilroy, Mary Jo [D-OH-15], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11], Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1], Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14], Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1], Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Rep. Kagen, Steve [D-WI-8], Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3], Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large], Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT], Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19], Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9], Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12], Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Rep. Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10], Rep. Wilson, Charles A. [D-OH-6], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11], Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5], Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR], Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7], Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3], Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

5 December 2025

Healthcare

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Summary

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.

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Timeline

  1. 25 March 2009

    Introduced

    Referred to House Ways and Means

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 25 March 2009

    Introduced

    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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 25 March 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 25 March 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 26 March 2009

    Referred

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

    Source: Committee

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