Stop the Wait Act of 2023
Official title: A bill to amend title II and XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the disability insurance benefits waiting period for individuals with disabilities, and for other purposes.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.)
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 320: Stop the Wait Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-320/
"S. 320: Stop the Wait Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-320/.
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