Proposed Legislation
Legislation which would amend the Social Security Act to eliminate the 5-month waiting period for Social Security disability and the 24-month waiting period for Medicare benefits in the cases of individuals with disabling burn injuries was introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Richie Neal, (D-Mass), and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and in the Senate by Senator John Kerry (D-Mass). The ABA fully supports this bill, the Social Security and Medicare Improved Burn Injury Treatment Act of 2009.
Click here to view the proposed legislation in the House (HR723).
Click here to view the proposed legislation in the Senate (S366).
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Policy Statements
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