A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to permit the payment of benefits to a married couple on their combined earnings record, to provide that remarriage shall not affect entitlement to widow's, widower's, or parent's benefits, to liberalize the earnings test, and to extend an individual's benefit entitlement through the month of his or her death, and to amend title XVIII of such Act to provide coverage under the supplementary medical insurance program for clinical psychologist's services and for certain tests and examinations given for the detection of breast cancer.

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Amends Title II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to permit the payment of old-age insurance benefits to a married couple on their combined earnings record. Directs that the remarriage of a widow, widower, or parent shall not terminate his or her entitlement to widow's, widower's, or parent's insurance benefits or reduce the amount thereof. Increases to $4,800 the amount of outside earnings which is permitted an individual each year without any deduction from benefits under Title II. Continues benefit entitlement under Title II through the month of the insured individual's death. Amends Title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to include clinical psychologists' services and specified tests and examinations for breast cancer within "medical and other health services" for which coverage will be provided under Medicare.

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  summary · EN · 4 January 1977

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