S 320
118th Congress
Senate
Social Welfare
Disability assistance
Health care coverage and access
Medicare
Stop the Wait Act of 2023
Introduced: February 9, 2023
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 9, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 9, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Stop the Wait Act of 2023
This bill allows individuals with disabilities to begin receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits in the month they become eligible for the benefits. It also allows these individuals to immediately enroll in Medicare if they cannot afford minimum essential coverage. (Under current law, an individual must generally wait 5 months after the onset of disability to begin receiving SSDI benefits and an additional 24 months to become eligible for Medicare.)
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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