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S 3575 United States Senate · 117th Congress

Stop the Wait Act of 2022

Summary
Stop the Wait Act of 2022 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.)
Issues: ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareRemoves 24-month Medicare wait for disabled individuals, expanding immediate health coverage access and reducing barriers to care.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
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President
Introduced Feb 3, 2022 Last action Feb 3, 2022
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Feb 3, 2022
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Feb 3, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors

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Photo of Robert P. Casey, Jr.
Robert P. Casey, Jr.
DDemocratic
PA
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Photo of Bernard Sanders
Bernard Sanders
IIndependent
VT
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Photo of Debbie Stabenow
Debbie Stabenow
DDemocratic
MI
n/a
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Photo of Edward J. Markey
Edward J. Markey
DDemocratic
MA
n/a
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Photo of Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
DDemocratic
MA
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Photo of Jack Reed
Jack Reed
DDemocratic
RI
n/a
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Photo of Jeanne Shaheen
Jeanne Shaheen
DDemocratic
NH
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Photo of Patrick J. Leahy
Patrick J. Leahy
DDemocratic
VT
n/a
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Photo of Patty Murray
Patty Murray
DDemocratic
WA
n/a
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Photo of Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
DDemocratic
OH
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