Please Support the Fullerton - Edwards Social Security Disability Reform Act!
Removal of the current five month waiting period for initial payment of SSDI benefits, from disability date of eligibility. The withholding of five months of benefits greatly adds to the financial burden of a claimant, and compromises their financial status to a point, that most can never recover from due to their inability to work. Immediate eligibility for Medicare/ Medicaid upon disability approval with NO waiting period instead of the current 2 years. The current two year waiting period causes even further harm to an applicant’s already compromised health and even greater financial burden on a population who can least afford it, since they cannot work. This also forces many to have to file for Medicaid/ Social Service programs who otherwise may not have needed these services if Medicare was provided immediately upon approval of disability benefits. Immediate removal of Medicare Part D coverage gap “doughnut hole” for all Medicare recipients. Expand Emergency Advance Payments (EAP),...