A bill to amend section 226 of the Social Security Act to make applicable, in the case of individuals suffering from multiple sclerosis, the present requirement that an individual under age 65 must have been entitled to benefits based on disability for at least 24 consecutive months in order to qualify for medicare benefits.

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

8 February 1977

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Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summary

Amends the Railroad Retirement Act and Title II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to exempt individuals suffering from multiple sclerosis from the requirement that an individual be entitled to disability benefits for at least 24 consecutive months in order to qualify for hospital insurance benefits under the Medicare program.

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/house-bill/3239
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