There are two kinds of disability benefits the Social Security Administration provides. One is Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). It covers citizens between ages 18 to 65 and who paid into the Social Security program through payroll taxes. For SSDI the...
The Social Security Administration Compassionate Allowance program quickly identifies claims where the applicant’s medical condition or disease clearly meets Social Security’s statutory standard for disability. Due to the severe nature of these conditions, these...
September is the last month before the end of the federal government’s fiscal year. The Senate came back into session on September 5th and the House returns on September 12th. Government funding for the next fiscal year must occur by October 1, 2023. While the...
The retirement age is a crucial factor for Social Security and Medicare because it determines when individuals become eligible to receive benefits from these programs. Social Security is a federal program that provides retirement, disability, and survivor benefits to...
Housing, nutrition and healthcare are basic human needs. Medicaid is a government-funded program that provides healthcare coverage to low-income individuals and families. While it primarily focuses on medical care, Medicaid can also cover other services that are...
More and more Georgians are dying of drug overdoses. Drug overdoses have become a growing epidemic both in Georgia and nationally, increasing to skyrocketing rates since the COVID-19 pandemic. The Georgia Department of Public Health reports from 2019-2021, the total...
January marks the 52nd anniversary of National Blood Donor Month. Roughly three percent of the U.S. population donates blood each year. A blood transfusion occurs every two seconds in America. National Blood Donor month celebrates those who donate regularly and the...
On Wednesday the House passed a one week Continuing Resolution to avoid a government shutdown and to extend the time period to fully fund the government through September 2023. Congress last funded the government (through a continuing resolution) for the fiscal year...
Despite earlier judicial arguments by Republicans that abortion is a “state’s rights” issue, Senate Republican Lindsey Graham just introduced a national abortion ban at fifteen weeks The bill includes procedures that are medication only abortions. Moreover, the...
Injuries like those that occur in a fall, a car accident or a work accident or even a sudden chronic severe medical condition can prevent a person from returning to work full-time. Private long-term disability insurance can offset this loss of income. According to...