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H.R. 1708, The Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act of 2009 (1 comment ↓ | 3 wiki edits)
H.R. 1708 would amend title II of the Social Security Act to phase out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits, to eliminate the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions.
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trish
March 31, 2009, 6:23pm (report abuse)i currently have cancer and unable to get insurance i am awaiting a reply to a high risk state insurance but there are no guarantees that they will accept me the premiums are outrageous i am currently cancelling all doctors appointments because of no coverage if not for the physician's office i would have to stop all my medications the pharmacy wants over $400 for one month supply of medications please pass this bill