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Another Congressional bill seeks to eliminate two-year waiting period for Medicare coverage under Social Security Disability

WASHINGTON—US Rep. Betty Sutton, D-OH, has just introduced a bill that asks for the immediate elimination of the waiting period for Medicare coverage under Social Security Disability.

Sutton’s proposal joins bills introduced in March by Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-NM, and Representative Gene Green, D-TX, to eliminate the two-year delay in coverage for people with severe disabilities who qualify for Medicare coverage.

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