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Showing posts with label Waiting Period. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Waiting Period. Show all posts
Jan 10, 2021

Waiting Period Eliminated For Those With ALS

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      In the midst of everything else I missed that the Congress passed and the President signed a bill that eliminates the five month waiti...
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Aug 20, 2020

Biden Plan For Social Security Disability

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      From Joe Biden's plan for people with disabilities : PROTECT AND STRENGTHEN ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES The Tr...
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Jan 19, 2020

New CCD Positions

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     The Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) , the major umbrella group of organizations that help the disabled, has issued thr...
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Nov 3, 2019

Buttigieg Social Security Disability Proposals

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      Pete Buttigieg is the first Presidential candidate to issue detailed proposals to help disabled Americans. Here’s the section of hi...
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Jul 5, 2018

Social Security Administration Fairness Act

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     Senator Bernie Sanders has introduced the "Social Security Administration Fairness Act." Here are the chief provisions of...
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Jan 23, 2018

Why Make Him Wait?

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     From KCRG in Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Just two months after finding out he had stage four lung cancer, Dean Lange applied for disabi...
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Apr 10, 2017

Why So Brutal?

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     A patient dying of cancer is told her Social Security disability claim has been approved but she's also told that she must wait s...
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May 22, 2016

And Yet We Have A Five Month Waiting Period For Social Security Disability Benefits And A 29 Month Waiting Period For Medicare For The Disabled

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     From the Associated Press : Two-thirds of Americans would have difficulty coming up with the money to cover a $1,000 emergency, a...
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Jul 21, 2013

Today's Newspaper Stories On Social Security Disability

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     The Sacramento Bee has an article on the growth in the number of people drawing Social Security disability benefits -- e ven though t...
Nov 12, 2012

Waive Five Month Waiting Period For Disabled Vets?

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    From a press release : The Disabled Veterans National Foundation (DVNF), a nonprofit organization that exists to help to men and wom...
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Aug 6, 2012

Waiting Period For Social Security Disability Leads To Bankruptcy For Mother Of Gold Medalist

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     From the Associated Press : Court records show that the mother of Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas [who won the gold medal for women'...
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Jun 23, 2010

Is This The Best You Can Do?

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From a Q and A prepared by the Social Security Administration for distribution to newspapers: Q. Why is there a five-month waiting period fo...
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Dec 21, 2009

Social Security And Senate Version Of Health Care Reform -- Some Asbestosis Victims Gets Special Benefits

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From the New York Times : Buried in the deal-clinching health care package that Senate Democrats unveiled over the weekend is an inconspicuo...
Mar 24, 2009

Disability Waiting Period Draws Attention

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From 10News.com in San Diego: Several weeks ago, Scripps Ranch resident Phoebe Carroll lost her husband of 25 years to esophageal cancer.Al...
Jan 19, 2008

An Item Placed On The Agenda For Consideration After The Election -- Eliminate The Five Month Waiting Period

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A press release from Representative Joseph Crowley: Washington - Congressman Joseph Crowley (D-Queens & the Bronx) Wednesday questioned...
Sep 18, 2007

Bill Introduced On Five Month Waiting Period

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Thanks to My Disability Blog for alerting me to this article in Ohio.com : Even though Arthur Woolweaver Jr. contributed to Social Security...
Jun 16, 2007

Bill Introduced To Waive Disability Waiting Period

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Earl Pomeroy (D-N.D.)and Chip Pickering (R-Miss) have introduced a bill to waive the five month waiting period for Disability Insurance Bene...