S 3648 · in committee · major
Immediate Access for the Terminally Ill Act
- healthcare
What this bill does
- Allows terminally ill Social Security Disability Insurance recipients to receive benefits immediately instead of waiting five months, in exchange for a 7% reduction in monthly payments.
- Affects people with terminal illnesses on Social Security's Compassionate Allowances list who need funds before standard eligibility periods end.
- SSA establishes and updates the qualifying conditions list every five years with Congressional approval; applies no cost to government beyond accelerated payouts.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How should the tradeoff between receiving benefits five months sooner but with a permanent 7% monthly reduction affect someone's decision to participate in this program?
- 02
Which terminal illnesses should qualify for immediate access, and who should decide whether conditions meet the standard for inclusion on the Compassionate Allowances list?
- 03
What evidence exists that terminally ill individuals can navigate the application process quickly enough to benefit from accelerated payments before they pass away?
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Sponsor · R-UT
Mike Lee
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Introduced 2026-01-15
Legislative timeline
2026-01-15 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2026-01-15 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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