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July 31, 2013

Despite promising data, Medicare trust still in trouble

Because we have talked about it so many times before on this blog, many of our more frequent readers are quite aware of the trouble facing the Social Security Administration’s trust funds than other residents across Illinois. As some of you already know, the rise in the number of baby boomers who need Medicare assistance has created a vacuum, allowing funds to leave the trust faster than they are coming in. Although initial estimates were incredibly bleak, only giving the...

June 7, 2013

Social Security Board of Trustees explains future of benefits

Ever since the fiscal cliff, the nation's eyes have been firmly set on the Social Security Administration and on whether the agency could staunch the flow of money from important government programs such as Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income. And while recent media outlets have been providing the nation with a bleak forecast that seems to be getting worse as the months go on, the Social Security Board of Trustees recently calmed concerns about the benefits' trust fund...

May 24, 2013

Government looks into Medicare fraud by medical device companies

Residents here in Illinois have probably heard about Medicare fraud at least once in their lives. And while most people assume that it's the beneficiaries of benefits that are abusing the system, a new investigation, conducted by the Senate Subcommittee on Financial and Contracting Oversight, may have discovered where the real fraud is being committed. The alleged fraud was first brought to the subcommittee's attention after receiving a letter from a Missouri doctor who suspected that some medical device companies...

May 16, 2013

SSA launches new mobile-friendly site for smartphone users

Social Security beneficiaries who may not have a computer often times used their smartphones to check the status of their benefits and update information on the administration's website. In fact, each year the Social Security Administration estimates that more than 35 million views of the SSA website are made via smartphones. But in the past the site was clunky and hard to navigate on the small screens of a cell phone. In an effort to give beneficiaries more access to...

May 10, 2013

Could immigration reform affect Social Security benefits?

As we've mentioned to readers of our blog in past posts there is a general public fear that Social Security funds are running out faster than the money can be replenished. Though lawmakers are fairly confident that Social Security Disability benefits will not be affected by a funds shortage, few beneficiaries, including many here in Illinois, are as convinced. By pushing the new immigration bill through the Senate, some politicians say, millions of new workers will be added to the...

April 19, 2013

Lawsuit filed against Social Security Administration for case quotas

Whether you've read about the current state of the Social Security Administration here on this blog or heard about it somewhere else, chances are you're like most Illinois residents and are concerned about the direction the administration is going. Like most people across the nation, you've probably heard about the complete depletion of funds by 2016 and the ever increasing number of disability cases each year. But something you may not have heard about is the lawsuit currently against the...

March 22, 2013

What affect is the sequester having on SSD and SSI benefits?

In the weeks leading up to March, people across the nation were introduced to a term they had probably never heard before: sequester. Although it carried little meaning for a majority of people, including many here in Illinois, there was still an air of fear about it; it sounded ominous and whatever it was, it was not something the United States wanted to happen. Now, with the sequester in full swing, people are beginning to see that it is a...

March 8, 2013

Discord among SSD workers could have an effect on disability-claims

For months now, the Social Security Administration has gloated about the vast improvements that the agency has undergone over the course of the last few years. They've saved money by cutting office hours and switching to direct deposit. And by adding more illnesses and disabilities to the Compassionate Allowances list, they've also decreased the wait time for many applicants across the nation. But despite this seemingly good news, there hides a surprising truth about the SSD system; a truth that...

February 15, 2013

2013 VIDA Award given to Commissioner Astrue

There are few people on the face of the planet who have done more for the Social Security Administration than Commissioner Michael J. Astrue. As you may remember from past posts, he has already received several awards for his work with Social Security disability beneficiaries; and with this month's newest award, we see how grateful people truly are of his hard work and dedication. The National Alliance for Hispanic Health awarded Commissioner Astrue this month with the prestigious VIDA National...