Groups Press Congress To End Patients' Wait For Medicare

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Kaiser Health News staff writer Jessica Marcy reports: "Under federal rules, most people with disabilities who are younger than 65 aren't eligible for Medicare until more than two years after they qualify for Social Security disability income.

A coalition of more than 65 organizations led by the Medicare Rights Center has been pushing Congress to do away with the waiting period. But the effort has stalled because of the high cost to the federal government - an estimated $113 billion over 10 years, according to the Congressional Budget Office" (Kaiser Health News). Read the entire article. Watch the related slideshow.

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