Possible Limited Waiver of the Five Month Waiting Period

The U.S. House of representatives now has a bill pending that would waive the infamous five month waiting period for individuals who have been approved for social security disability and are terminally ill. This piece of legislation is named for an individual named Joseph Seall who, because of the waiting period, did not live to see his first social security disability benefit check. The bill was introduced by Congressman Pickering of Mississippi and Congressman Earl Pomeroy of North Dakota. The The Pickering-Pomeroy bill would also have the commissioner of the social security administration review the evaluation process used for disability claims for the purpose of identifying solutions for possible reform.






For information on Social Security Disability, visit the

Social Security Disability SSI Resource Center