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flag Rep. Claudia Tenney is blocking a bipartisan bill to speed up disability and Medicare access for stage-four breast cancer patients, delaying critical benefits for 155,000 Americans.

flag Advocates say Rep. Claudia Tenney is blocking the Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act, a bipartisan bill that would eliminate the five-month wait for Social Security Disability Insurance and 24-month delay for Medicare for stage-four breast cancer patients. flag The bill, backed by 157 cosponsors, aims to provide timely benefits for the estimated 155,000 Americans living with the disease, whose average survival is two to four years. flag Patients like Jules Netherland say financial strain forces them to keep working despite severe health challenges. flag Advocates call the delays inhumane, noting similar immediate access exists for ALS and end-stage renal disease, and reject claims of fraud, which lack evidence. flag The bill remains stalled as broader budget debates threaten funding for healthcare, research, and clinical trials.

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