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Medical Facilities Exchange Electronic Records with SSA, Decisions Issued Faster

Posted on June 25, 2009July 8, 2009 by Editor

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…

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Still On Hold with Social Security? Stand By.

Posted on June 19, 2009June 19, 2009 by Editor

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…

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How to Improve Your Wait Time for Benefits

Posted on June 14, 2009July 15, 2009 by Editor

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…

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Psychiatrist Sets Out Way to Evaluate Disability for Social Security Claim

Posted on June 11, 2009July 15, 2009 by Editor

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…

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Newspaper Receives Award for Investigative Reporting of Social Security Backlogs

Posted on June 5, 2009June 11, 2009 by Editor

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…

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Benefit Applications Soar in First Quarter

Posted on June 4, 2009June 5, 2009 by Editor

From the web site UPI.com comes this news: The recession-driven safety net of government benefits is at a record high, as $1 of every $6…

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Recession Adding to Social Security Backlogs

Posted on May 28, 2009June 5, 2009 by Editor

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,…

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Can I Work After I Get Disability Benefits?

Posted on May 27, 2009May 27, 2009 by Editor

There are really two aspects to this question – can you work after you apply for benefits but before they are granted? Or, secondly, can…

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VA Disability Backlogs Also Climbing

Posted on May 25, 2009May 27, 2009 by Editor

While we complain about the delays in Scial Securty disability, Charles Hall in his excellent blog points out that there is a parrallel universe in…

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More People Taking Early Retirement

Posted on May 24, 2009May 25, 2009 by Editor

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…

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