Bill orders review of paperwork burdens facing family caregivers
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Sponsor: Edward J. Markey · Senator · MA
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Official title: ABC Act
119th Congress
Topics: Health care
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The ABC Act directs CMS and SSA to review and simplify how family caregivers deal with Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, and Social Security.
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What does this do?
This bill directs CMS and SSA to review how family caregivers interact with Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, and Social Security, looking for ways to simplify paperwork, applications, and communication. Agencies must then fix identified problems and report findings to Congress within two years, with a follow-up report two years later.
Who does it affect?
Family caregivers who help aging parents, disabled relatives, or children get and keep health coverage or Social Security benefits. Federal and state employees who administer these programs are also affected.
Why does it matter?
The reviews could lead to less repetitive paperwork, shorter phone wait times, better websites, and more translation and disability-accessible services, though the bill creates no new benefits or eligibility changes.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedApr 1, 2025
- Senate committeeYou are here · Apr 1, 2025
- Senate vote
- House
- The president's desk
Right now: a Senate committee is reviewing it. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.