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Long Wait Times Still a Problem in Social Security Disability Cases
It is always frustrating for our clients to hear about the long wait time applicants have for getting a final decision about disability from Social ...
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New Medicare Numbers and Cards for All Beneficiaries
The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015 requires the Center for Medicare and Medicare Services (CMS) to remove Social ...
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People Collecting Social Security Disability After Death
According to the U.S, Social Security Administration’s Office (SSA) of the Inspector General, at least 19% of the 3,925 beneficiaries studied during ...
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The Use of Video Teleconferencing for Hearings in Social Security Disability Cases
The Social Security Administration has an entire brochure dedicated to the reason why an applicant for disability should have a video teleconference ...
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Applicants for Disability Down for 6th Year in a Row
In 2010, the number of Social Security disability applicants was at an all time high at 2.9 million people applying for disabled worker benefits. ...
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Social Security Disability: Closed Periods vs. Open Disability Awards
In Social Security disability cases, most favorable decisions of disability are for ongoing payment of benefits. However, there can also be awards of ...
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Social Security Has New Mental Health Listing for PTSD
A Listing Level impairment is a condition that is bad enough to automatically be considered disabling without the need to consider the vocational ...
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"Able" Account Plans for the Disabled: A Government Step in the Right Direction
Millions of individuals with disabilities and their families depend on a wide variety of public benefits for income, health care and food and housing ...
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