Democratic nominee Kamala Harris speaks during a Univision town hall on October 10, 2024.Jacquelyn Martin/AP
Three years ago, after developing Long Covid, 52-year-old Martha applied for Social Security Disability Insurance, which provides a modest monthly benefit to aging and disabled adults. Martha has no health insurance, which prevents her from getting the medical treatment she needs, and is homeless.
On Thursday, when she asked Vice President Kamala Harris about the issue at a town hall hosted by the Spanish-language news network Univision, she still hadn’t received a decision.
In the twelve-month stretch from October 2022 through September 2023, 30,000 people died while waiting for federal disability determinations, according to........