Lloyd Doggett tweeted the following:
"They must also wait 29 monthsa 24-month waiting period after the start of disability paymentsto receive health insurance through Medicare. More appropriately described as suffering periods, an estimated 1.6 million Americans are currently stuck in the Medicare waiting period."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Lloyd Doggett:
"NEW: With @SenBobCasey, @RepBrianFitz, and more than 80 cosponsors, Ive introduced the Stop the Wait Act to end the harmful waiting periods during which Americans with serious disabilities are denied access to Medicare."Read on Twitter
"After enduring an often-long application process to receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits, beneficiaries are barred from receiving payments for the five-month period following the onset of their disability."Read on Twitter
"Wow, thank you so much for sharingand thank you to the posters for such kind words. Ill keep working hard to represent our community and our values. twitter.com/ossuariajewelr"Read on Twitter
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