119-hr2048

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2048 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 2048

 To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the waiting 
 periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for 
 individuals with metastatic breast cancer, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 March 11, 2025

Mr. Garbarino (for himself, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and 
 Ms. Chu) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Ways and Means

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 A BILL

 To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the waiting 
 periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for 
 individuals with metastatic breast cancer, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to 
Care Act''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF WAITING PERIOD FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH METASTATIC 
 BREAST CANCER.

    (a) In General.--

Section 223

    (a) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 423

    (a) ) is amended--

    (1) in paragraph

    (1) , in the matter following subparagraph
        (E) , by inserting ``or metastatic breast cancer'' after 
 ``amyotrophic lateral sclerosis''; and

    (2) in paragraph

    (2)
        (B) , by inserting ``or
            (iii) '' after 
 ``clause
            (ii) ''.

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to applications for disability insurance benefits 
filed after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. WAIVER OF 24-MONTH WAITING PERIOD FOR MEDICARE COVERAGE OF 
 INDIVIDUALS WITH METASTATIC BREAST CANCER.

    (a) In General.--

Section 226

    (h) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 426

    (h) ) is amended by inserting ``or metastatic breast cancer'' 
after ``amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

    (ALS) ''.

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to benefits for months beginning after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.
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