A bill to amend the Social Security Act so as to provide, for a 1-year period, hospital insurance coverage under medicare for unemployed workers and their families.

Summary

Provides hospital insurance coverage, for a one year period, under Title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act for unemployed workers and their families. Requires as a condition of eligibility that unemployed individuals establish entitlement to weekly benefits under a State or Federal unemployment compensation law. Authorizes appropriations to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund of an amount sufficient to place such Trust Fund in the same position at the end of one fiscal year as the position it would have been in if the provisions of this Act had not been enacted.

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Timeline

1. 27 February 1975

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 27 February 1975

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 27 February 1975

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 27 February 1975

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Carter, Tim Lee [R-KY-5] · R · Sponsor
• · hswm00 · Standing

Related records

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