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S. 549 (99th)
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the separate definition of disability presently applicable to widows and widowers, and to provide in turn that the months of a widow's or widower's entitlement to SSI benefits on the basis of disability may be used in establishing his or her entitlement to medicare benefits on that basis.
Introduced
28 February 1985
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Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department, Health and Human Services Department.
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Summary
Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to repeal the separate definition of disability applicable to widows and widowers. Permits the months of a widow's or widower's entitlement to Supplemental Security Income benefits (title XVI of the Social Security Act) on the basis of a disability to be counted towards the 24 months needed to become entitled to hospital insurance benefits under Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) on that basis.
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summary · EN · 28 February 1985
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/99th-congress/senate-bill/549
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