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Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act

Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act This bill expedites payment of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits and eligibility for Medicare coverage for those with metastatic breast cancer (i.e., breast cancer that has spread to other sites in the body). Specifically, the bill eliminates the 5-month waiting period for SSDI benefits and the subsequent 24-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer. Under current law, individuals generally must wait 5 months after the onset of disability to begin receiving SSDI benefits and an additional 24 months to become eligible for Medicare.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2048
Cliff Bentz U.S. Representative Vern Buchanan U.S. Representative Cosponsor Mike Flood U.S. Representative Cosponsor Ernest Gonzales U.S. Representative Cosponsor Vicente Gonzalez U.S. Representative Cosponsor Dusty Johnson U.S. Representative Cosponsor Mike Kennedy U.S. Representative Cosponsor Johnny Olszewski U.S. Representative Cosponsor Stacey Plaskett U.S. Representative Cosponsor Pete Aguilar U.S. Representative Cosponsor John James U.S. Representative Cosponsor Randall Fine U.S. Representative Cosponsor Norma Torres U.S. Representative Cosponsor Sanford Bishop U.S. Representative Cosponsor Jim Costa U.S. Representative Cosponsor Melanie Stansbury U.S. Representative Cosponsor Mark Takano U.S. Representative Cosponsor Jared Moskowitz U.S. Representative Cosponsor Jay Obernolte U.S. Representative Cosponsor Raul Ruiz U.S. Representative Cosponsor Janice Schakowsky U.S. Representative Cosponsor Christopher Smith U.S. Representative Cosponsor Eric Sorensen U.S. Representative Cosponsor Nanette Barragán U.S. Representative Cosponsor Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez U.S. Representative Cosponsor Angela Alsobrooks U.S. Senator Cosponsor Tim Burchett U.S. Representative Cosponsor Susan Collins U.S. Senator Cosponsor Jared Huffman U.S. Representative Cosponsor Sara Jacobs U.S. Representative Cosponsor Thomas Kean U.S. Representative Cosponsor Robin Kelly U.S. Representative Cosponsor Blake Moore U.S. Representative Cosponsor Ami Bera U.S. Representative Cosponsor George Whitesides U.S. Representative Cosponsor Alma Adams U.S. Representative Cosponsor Robert Menendez U.S. Representative Cosponsor Darren Soto U.S. Representative Cosponsor Dina Titus U.S. Representative Cosponsor Nikema Williams U.S. Representative Cosponsor Gabe Amo U.S. Representative Cosponsor Nicholas Begich U.S. Representative Cosponsor Marie Gluesenkamp Perez U.S. Representative Cosponsor Jonathan Jackson U.S. Representative Cosponsor Luz Rivas U.S. Representative Cosponsor Gabriel (Gabe) Vasquez U.S. Representative Cosponsor Becca Balint U.S. Representative Cosponsor Neal Dunn U.S. Representative Cosponsor Sylvia Garcia U.S. Representative Cosponsor Sydney Kamlager-Dove U.S. Representative Cosponsor Charles (Chuck) Edwards U.S. Representative Cosponsor André Carson U.S. Representative Cosponsor Adelita Grijalva U.S. Representative Cosponsor Michelle Fischbach U.S. Representative Cosponsor Diana DeGette U.S. Representative Cosponsor Tim Moore U.S. Representative Cosponsor
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