HR 2048 · in committee · major
Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act
- healthcare
What this bill does
- The bill eliminates waiting periods for Social Security Disability and Medicare benefits for people with metastatic breast cancer.
- This affects individuals diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer who need immediate access to disability payments and health coverage.
- The change removes the standard 5-month wait for SSDI and 24-month wait for Medicare, allowing immediate enrollment upon approval.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would eliminating waiting periods for metastatic breast cancer patients affect the overall Social Security Disability and Medicare trust funds?
- 02
What evidence supports that immediate benefit access improves health outcomes for people diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer?
- 03
Should similar expedited provisions apply to other terminal or immediately life-threatening diagnoses, and how would that expand the bill's scope?
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Sponsor · R-NY-2
Andrew R. Garbarino
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
230/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-03-11
Joining the bill
Judy Chu
D-CA-28 · original
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
R-PA-1 · original
Kathy Castor
D-FL-14 · original
Juan Ciscomani
R-AZ-6
Steve Cohen
D-TN-9
Joaquin Castro
D-TX-20
Salud O. Carbajal
D-CA-24
Julia Brownley
D-CA-26
Joe Courtney
D-CT-2
Ed Case
D-HI-1
Don Bacon
R-NE-2
Lloyd Doggett
D-TX-37
+ 218 more
Legislative timeline
2025-03-11 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2025-03-11 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-03-11 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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