118th Congress Health
S. 663: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act
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Summary
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.
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Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Joni Ernst R-IAOriginal
- Shelley Capito R-WV
- Debbie Stabenow D-MI
- Margaret Hassan D-NH
- Mike Rounds R-SD
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- James David Vance R-OH
- Mark Kelly D-AZ
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Thomas Carper D-DE
- Susan Collins R-ME
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- Michael Bennet D-CO
- Richard Blumenthal D-CT
- Cory Booker D-NJ
- Christopher Coons D-DE
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Angus King I-ME
- Edward Markey D-MA
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- John Reed D-RI
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Tina Smith D-MN
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Chris Van Hollen D-MD
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA
- Tammy Baldwin D-WI
- Alejandro Padilla D-CA
- Martin Heinrich D-NM
- Raphael Warnock D-GA
Who scored on this bill
- 1Christopher Murphy SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, reached a cosponsor milestone3 events+12
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Christopher Murphy.
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- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.