Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
This bill amends Title II of the Social Security Act to treat metastatic breast cancer like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis for disability and Medicare eligibility purposes. It removes the waiting period for disability insurance benefits for people with metastatic breast cancer for applications filed after enactment.
Liberals stress equity and immediate care access benefits.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly focused substantive statutory amendment that clearly identifies its objective and specifies exact changes to the Social Security Act with appropriate effective dates.
This bill amends Title II of the Social Security Act to treat metastatic breast cancer like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis for disability and Medicare eligibility purposes.
It removes the waiting period for disability insurance benefits for people with metastatic breast cancer for applications filed after enactment.
It also waives the 24-month Medicare waiting period for such beneficiaries for months beginning after enactment.
Targeted, compassionate entitlement tweak with modest fiscal cost increases — plausible bipartisan support but faces budgetary and procedural friction in Senate.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly focused substantive statutory amendment that clearly identifies its objective and specifies exact changes to the Social Security Act with appropriate effective dates. It integrates cleanly with existing statutory language but lacks fiscal analysis, definitional and procedural detail, and accountability or reporting mechanisms.
Liberals stress equity and immediate care access benefits.
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Liberals stress equity and immediate care access benefits.
Likely strongly supportive.
The bill removes procedural barriers that delay benefits and Medicare access for a life‑threatening diagnosis, reducing financial and health care access burdens.
Supporters would emphasize equity for a serious illness.
Generally favorable but pragmatic.
Views the bill as a narrowly targeted, compassionate fix that merits support if costs and implementation are transparent.
Wants CBO scoring and administrative detail before full endorsement.
Cautious to opposed.
While sympathetic to individuals with metastatic cancer, this expands mandatory federal entitlement rules and could increase program costs and administrative scope.
Prefers fiscal offsets or narrower mechanisms.
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Targeted, compassionate entitlement tweak with modest fiscal cost increases — plausible bipartisan support but faces budgetary and procedural friction in Senate.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Liberals stress equity and immediate care access benefits.
Targeted, compassionate entitlement tweak with modest fiscal cost increases — plausible bipartisan support but faces budgetary and procedur…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly focused substantive statutory amendment that clearly identifies its objective and specifies exact changes to the Social Security Act with appropriate ef…
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