Social Security Administration offices in Georgia and around the country are opening after being closed for more than two years, and the challenges involved are already becoming clear. Lawmakers are now calling for hearings that will discuss the way forward as...
The Social Security Administration announced a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increase of 5.9 % for disability beneficiaries in 2022. It was the highest COLA increase in years, taking into consideration inflation and the increase in the cost of basic goods and...
Millions of Americans who are dependent on insulin treatment for their diabetes will benefit if a new bill capping the cost of insulin, which recently passed the House, also succeeds in the Senate. The United States House of Representatives passed the Affordable...
Social Security Administration field offices across Georgia opened in April after a gap of more than 2 years. If you are planning a visit to your nearest Social Security office, here is what you need to keep in mind. Most Social Security offices are likely to be...
Oral cancer is an umbrella term that covers cancers that affect the lips, mouth, salivary glands or throat. As many as half a million people are diagnosed with oral cancer every year. Symptoms may be sores in the mouth that do not heal, difficulty or pain while...
April is Parkinson’s Awareness month. Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder with a variety of motor function impairment symptoms such as tremors, rigidity and mobility problems. Other symptoms may be apathy, depression, sleep problems, loss of smell...
It’s finally confirmed. All field offices of the Social Security Administration, which have been closed for more than two years, will finally open on April 7. Field offices of the Social Security Administration have been closed since March 17, 2020, after the first...
The Social Security Administration does not include endometriosis as a condition eligible for disability benefits in its Blue Book of impairments that qualify for disability benefits. However, this does not mean that you cannot qualify for benefits for this condition....
This March, multiple sclerosis patient advocacy organisations in Georgia and around the country will mark National Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week between March 13 through 19. The commemoration is designed to bring greater awareness to the unique challenges that...
If pandemic- related conditions do not worsen, all field offices of the Social Security Administration are set to open on March 30, 2022. This is good news for disability beneficiaries and applicants as well as people waiting to apply for Supplemental Security Income...