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Costs and Benefits of Eliminating the Medicare Waiting Period for SSDI Beneficiaries

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  • Gina Livermore
  • David Stapleton
  • Henry Claypool

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The Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program provides a safety net for individuals who must stop working because of a disability. Although Medicare coverage is available to people with disabilities, they must wait for that coverage until 24 months after they become eligible for SSDI.

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  • Gina Livermore & David Stapleton & Henry Claypool, "undated". "Costs and Benefits of Eliminating the Medicare Waiting Period for SSDI Beneficiaries," Mathematica Policy Research Reports 3a68e4d07af1446f9f08dd214, Mathematica Policy Research.
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