MAXIMUS (NYSE:MMS - News) announced today that its Federal Services subsidiary has been awarded a five-year, $10.4 million contract by the Social Security Administration (SSA) to continue its work as the program data operations center manager for the Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program. ...
In addition to the contract renewal for program data operation services, MAXIMUS continues to run operations support management for the Ticket to Work Program. Under the current support management contract, MAXIMUS provides critical oversight and process support in order to sustain ongoing program operations, including the management of call center operations and maintenance of employment networks.
May 19, 2009
At Least Somebody Is Benefitting From Ticket To Work
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Love the pot calling the kettle black on someone making money on the disability program. LOL
Payments of fees to attorneys and others for representing Social Security claimants:
Month/Year Amount
Jan-09 $101,128,880.69
Feb-09 $112,791,207.17
Mar-09 $104,155,187.96
Apr-09 $110,133,425.19
At least Mr. Hall and other attorneys must gain a favorable result for their clients in order to receive a fee. When I last looked the Ticket to Work program only succeeded for something like one half of one percent of the eligible population.
But MAXIMUS isn't picking the pocket of disabled people.
Attorneys can get up to $5,300 for representing someone at an ALJ hearing. What is the going rate to represent someone on a speeding ticket or DUI? More or less than $5,300 (probably soon to be 6k).
Claimants are free to represent themselves. However, the allowance rate at hearing for unrepresented claimants is much lower than for those with attorneys. In some areas, Legal Aid organizations will represent claimants without charge.
However, attorneys' fees for other issues vary across the country. A DUI will cost you plenty, even without considering the fine. In CA, a friend of mine ended up paying around $9000 bucks (fine extra) for a DUI (first offense). A simple divorce in FL goes for about $4000 up front, and for any protracted property or custody disputes, you pay extra, usually by the hour. Social Security attny's fees are within normal limits for fees for all kinds of common legal issues. Again, attnys are not mandatory.
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