A bill to provide for phased-in payment of Social Security Disability Insurance payments during the waiting period for individuals with a terminal illness.
Expedited Disability Insurance Payments for Terminally Ill Individuals Act of 2019
This bill allows an individual diagnosed with a terminal illness to receive disability payments under the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program during the waiting period for such payments (which typically lasts five months). It also establishes a phased-in payment schedule for such payments.
These provisions shall expire January 1, 2025.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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