Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act of 2007
Latest action · Sep 26, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12154-12155)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 26, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act of 2007 - 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.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 26, 2007 to Sep 26, 2008; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Barack Obama | Original | Sep 26, 2007 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Sep 26, 2007 |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Original | Sep 26, 2007 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | Sep 26, 2007 |
| D-CO | Ken Salazar | Original | Sep 26, 2007 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Sep 26, 2007 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Sep 26, 2007 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Nov 16, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Nov 16, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Dec 18, 2007 | |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Dec 18, 2007 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Dec 18, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | May 13, 2008 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | May 13, 2008 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | May 13, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Sep 26, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 26, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Sep 26, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12153-12154)
- Sep 26, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12154-12155)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S12153Text printed S12154 | Jeff Bingaman D-NM (text) | Sep 26, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 154 | Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act of 2007 | Related bill | Feb 2, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to phase out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits, to eliminate the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Access to health care
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Critically ill
- Disabled
- Health
- Hospital care
- Labor and Employment
- Medical research
- Medicare
- Old age, survivors and disability insurance
- Preventive medicine
- Railroad retirement plans
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social Welfare
- Transportation and Public Works
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 26, 2007Introduced in Senate
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