A bill to amend the Social Security Act and the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to repeal the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for medicare benefits.

Summary

Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) and XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act and the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to eliminate the requirement that an individual must have been entitled to disability benefits for at least 24 months in order to qualify for hospital insurance benefits under the Medicare program.

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Timeline

1. 21 July 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 21 July 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 21 July 1983

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 26 July 1983

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 21 July 1983

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Long, Clarence D. [D-MD-2] · D · Sponsor
• · hswm00 · Standing
• · hsif00 · Standing

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