S 3442 · in committee · significant

Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act

What this bill does

This bill removes waiting periods for Social Security Disability Insurance and Medicare for people with metastatic breast cancer.
People diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer gain faster access to disability benefits and health insurance coverage.
The bill eliminates the standard 5-month wait for SSDI and 24-month wait for Medicare, effective upon enactment.

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Community Threads

Started by Cosponsor

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How might eliminating waiting periods for metastatic breast cancer patients affect the financial sustainability and eligibility standards of SSDI and Medicare programs?
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What evidence supports that metastatic breast cancer patients face greater hardship during waiting periods compared to other terminal or severely disabling conditions?
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Should other serious illnesses receive similar expedited access to disability benefits and Medicare, and how would Congress determine which conditions qualify?

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