WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Terminally ill

H.R. 5812, The Robert James Act of 2008

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5812 would amend title II of the Social Security Act to authorize waivers by the Commissioner of Social Security of the 5-month waiting period for entitlement to benefits based on disability in cases in which the Commissioner determines that such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries....

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H.R. 5510, The Social Security Fairness for the Terminally Ill Act of 2008

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5510 would amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the five-month waiting period in the disability insurance program....

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S. 2570, The Robert James Act of 2008

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2570 would amend title II of the Social Security Act to authorize waivers by the Commissioner of Social Security of the 5-month waiting period for entitlement to benefits based on disability in cases in which the Commissioner determines that such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries....

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H.R. 4684, The Cancer and Terminal Illness Patient Health Care Act of 2007

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4684 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to waive the employee portion of Social Security taxes imposed on individuals who have been diagnosed as having cancer or a terminal disease....

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S. 2050, The Arthur Woolweaver, Jr. Social Security Act Improvements for the Terminally Ill Act

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2050 would amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the five-month waiting period in the disability insurance program....

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H.R. 3000, The Josephine Butler United States Health Service Act

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3000 would establish a United States Health Service to provide high quality comprehensive health care for all Americans and to overcome the deficiencies in the present system of health care delivery....

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S. 1736, The Claire Collier Social Security Disability Insurance Fairness Act

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1736 would amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the eligibility requirement for disability insurance benefits under which an individual must have 20 quarters of Social Security coverage in the 40 quarters preceding a disability shall not be applicable in the case of a disabled individual suffering from a covered terminal disease....

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H.R. 2944, The Claire Collier Social Security Disability Insurance Fairness Act

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2944 would amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the eligibility requirement for disability insurance benefits under which an individual must have 20 quarters of Social Security coverage in the 40 quarters preceding a disability shall not be applicable in the case of a disabled individual suffering from a covered terminal disease....

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H.R. 2713, The Joseph H. Seall Act of 2007

Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2713 would amend title II of the Social Security Act to authorize waivers by the Commissioner of Social Security of the 5-month waiting period for entitlement to benefits based on disability in cases in which the Commissioner determines that such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries, and to provide for a study by the Commissioner regarding possible improvements in disability claims processing....

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H.R. 1898, The Child Health Care Affordability Act

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1898 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a credit against income tax for medical expenses for dependents....

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H.R. 1178, The Physician Assistants Continuity of Care Act of 2007

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1178 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit a physician assistant, when delegated by a physician, to order or provide post-hospital extended care services, home health services, and hospice care under the Medicare Program....

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S. 464, The Advance Planning and Compassionate Care Act of 2007

Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 464 would amend title XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the requirements regarding advance directives in order to ensure that an individual's health care decisions are complied with....

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