From the American Medical Association News today: The Social Security Administration says it has already demonstrated the business value of a national health information exchange…
From today’s Atlanta Journal Constitution: The Social Security Administration has reduced its staffing by more than 5 percent since 2003, to about 60,000. That means…
While Social Security predicts a substantial reduction in waits for hearings by 2012, many claimants need a more immediate fix. This article discusses the reasons…
In Psychiatric Times today, noted Vanderbilt clincal professor Samuel O. Okpaku MD, PhD notes that about 20% of adults who receive Social Security disability benefits…
Over the past year, the newspaper The Oregonian, Portland and Oregon’s local paper, has been running a series carefully documenting the devastating delays at the…
Government Executive reports today: The economic downturn, inadequate funding and red tape are at the core of an increasing backlog of Social Security disability cases,…
For impact on the overall Social Security system, this new statistic is significant for several reasons. It impacts the maturity of the workforce, it demonstrates…