A recent blog post discussed the solvency of Medicare and Social Security. We informed that the Social Security trustees announced in their annual report that the Medicare trust fund would be insolvent by 2028 and the Social Security retirement and disability trust funds would be insolvent by 2034. It is important to note that insolvent… Read more »
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I Received an SSA Notice of Overpayment
A notice of overpayment sent by the Social Security Administration can be one of the more deflating pieces of mail to receive. Basically, this notice indicates that you received too much money from Social Security and now they want the money back. According to Social Security, “an overpayment occurs when Social Security pays you more… Read more »
I Received an SSA Notice of Overpayment
A notice of overpayment sent by the Social Security Administration can be one of the more deflating pieces of mail to receive. Basically, this notice indicates that you received too much money from Social Security and now they want the money back. According to Social Security, “an overpayment occurs when Social Security pays you more… Read more »
Why does Social Security consider my age in determining whether I am disabled?
Social Security must consider age and are required to do so. As people get older, many become less flexible, having difficulties switching to different jobs in order to cope with health problems. For example: a severe foot injury which causes a 30-year-old to switch jobs where he or she can sit down during an 8-hour… Read more »
Immigration Status And SSI
Many times there is a lot of confusion about all the technical requirements of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. Because SSI is a needs-based program for American citizens, generally non citizens will not qualify for SSI payments even if they are disabled, but there are exceptions. According to the Social Security Administration, if you… Read more »
How Social Security Disability Got Started
Social Security disability benefits have been around for more than 60 years. The Social Security Act Amendments was passed in 1956. The program that was established pretty much mirrors what the program looks like today. Many people do not realize the goals of the program and the intentions of Congress when it was established. Here… Read more »
You Don’t Hear These Stories Too Often
Try submitting a search on Google about Social Security disability and you will undoubtedly be bombarded with many stories from conservative news outlets about how the American public is attempting to defraud the government by receiving Social Security disability payments when they don’t deserve it. Rarely, do we see it publicized that the cases of fraud involving… Read more »
Social Security Payments Projected To Increase By 2.2 Percent
Although speculation about increases in Social Security payments in 2018 may be a bit premature, considering we are barely past the half-way mark of 2017, it should be encouraging news to those who receive Social Security retirement and disability payments. Social Security trustees recently announced that beneficiaries can expect a 2.2 percent increase in benefits… Read more »
The Role Of Health Professionals In A Disability Claim
The role of health professionals in a disability claim is crucial. It can be the difference between winning and losing a claim. If Social Security is going to find someone disabled and award disability benefits, the medical evidence has to be thorough and show that impairments a claimant has prevent them from working at a… Read more »
CBO: Senate Plan To Repeal Obamacare Would Equal 32 Million More Uninsured
Maybe you saw the score the Congressional Budget Office gave the House healthcare bill, and thought there could not be a bill worse than this one, but then Senate leaders outdid the House bill. The Senate has offered a bill that would repeal Obamacare and replace it by 2020. The Congressional Budget Office released its… Read more »
