Sens. Markey, Kaine & Duckworth Express Concerns With Barriers to Accessing Disability Benefits for Individuals Living With Long COVID
March 18, 2022
March 18, 2022
WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 17, 2022:
Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today called on the Biden Administration to improve guidance for those living with post-COVID conditions, also known as long COVID, who apply for disability benefits. Existing Social Security Administration (SSA) guidance requires applicants for disability benefits to provide a positive COVID-19 test o . . .
Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today called on the Biden Administration to improve guidance for those living with post-COVID conditions, also known as long COVID, who apply for disability benefits. Existing Social Security Administration (SSA) guidance requires applicants for disability benefits to provide a positive COVID-19 test o . . .