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
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
R-PA-1 · original
Judy Chu
D-CA-28 · original
Kathy Castor
D-FL-14 · original
Nicole Malliotakis
R-NY-11
Sharice Davids
D-KS-3
Terri A. Sewell
D-AL-7
Darin LaHood
R-IL-16
Jimmy Panetta
D-CA-19
Beth Van Duyne
R-TX-24
Lloyd Doggett
D-TX-37
Suzan K. DelBene
D-WA-1
Randy Feenstra
R-IA-4
+ 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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