HR 2589 · 115th Congress · Health

Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2017

Introduced 2017-05-22· Sponsored by Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2017-06-02)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2017 This bill amends title II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to waive, for individuals diagnosed with Huntington's Disease, the 24-month waiting period for Medicare coverage. Current law generally applies this waiting period to individuals deemed eligible for OASDI benefits.…

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Cosponsors (20)

14 Democrats6 Republicans
Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]NJ
Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27]TX
Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3]CO
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]ME
Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1]MO
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]OR
Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]WA
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]CA
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32]CA
Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13]MI
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]MA
Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]IL
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]NY
Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32]TX
Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3]MS
Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]WI
Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]WV
Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10]WA
Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2]UT
Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]KY