H.R. 2048 · 119th Congress — Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act
Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act This bill expedites payment of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits and eligibility for Medicare coverage for those with metastatic breast cancer (i. e. , breast cancer that has…
- Congress
- 119
- Bill
- HR 2048
- Status
- Introduced
- Introduced
- 2025-03-11
- Latest action date
- 2025-03-11
Record overview
Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act This bill expedites payment of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits and eligibility for Medicare coverage for those with metastatic breast cancer (i. e. , breast cancer that has spread to other sites in the body). Specifically, the bill eliminates the 5-month waiting period for SSDI benefits and the subsequent 24-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer.
The recorded stage is committee referral: the named committee or committees consider the parts within their jurisdiction. Referral alone does not mean the measure has passed Congress or become law.
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2]
New York · House District 2 · Republican
Record provenance
Stored record updated: 2026-09-16. This is separate from the action date and does not establish enactment.