Stop the Wait Act of 2023
The Stop the Wait Act of 2023 shortens the waiting period for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits and improves Medicare access for people with disabilities. It phases out the current 5-month SSDI waiting period: reducing it to 3 months for applications filed in 2023-2025, 2 months for 2026, and 1 month for 2027, with full elimination by January 1, 2028. The bill also allows individuals under 65 who qualify for SSDI to receive Medicare coverage retroactively from their first month of SSDI eligibility, rather than waiting 24 months. This directly affects millions of SSDI applicants and beneficiaries who would otherwise face extended delays in accessing critical financial and health benefits.
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Introduction
Feb 2023
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Introduced Feb 9, 2023
Last action Feb 9, 2023
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Feb 9, 2023
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
upper
Feb 9, 2023
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Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 13 co-sponsors
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Robert P. Casey, Jr.
DDemocratic
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Alex Padilla
DDemocratic
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Bernard Sanders
IIndependent
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Debbie Stabenow
DDemocratic
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Edward J. Markey
DDemocratic
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Elizabeth Warren
DDemocratic
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Jack Reed
DDemocratic
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Jeanne Shaheen
DDemocratic
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Martin Heinrich
DDemocratic
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Mazie K. Hirono
DDemocratic
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Patty Murray
DDemocratic
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