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S. 700 (111th)

Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act of 2009

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Introduced

25 March 2009

Last action

25 March 2009 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3792)

Sponsors

Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Susan Collins, Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6], Bernie Sanders, Sheldon Whitehouse, Richard Durbin, Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], John Reed, Rep. Harkin, Tom [D-IA-5], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Jeanne Shaheen, Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR], Rep. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI-2], Rep. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT-2], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

5 December 2025

Healthcare

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Summary

Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act of 2009 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) phase out the waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for benefits under SSA title XVIII (Medicare); and (2) eliminate the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions to become eligible for such benefits. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to request the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences to study the range of disability conditions that can be delayed or prevented if individuals receive access to health care services and coverage before a condition reaches disability levels.

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Timeline

  1. 25 March 2009

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3792)

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 25 March 2009

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3791-3792)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 25 March 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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