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Frank M. Jenkins III, a Lexington disability benefits attorney, cautions that the application process for SSD benefits is still complex, even with more conditions on the list that accelerates eligibility decisions. Lexington, Ky. (PRWEB) December 14, 2012 Lexington Social Security disability benefits lawyer Frank M. Jenkins III today praised the recent addition of 35 illnesses to the Social Security Administration’s list of medical conditions that qualify for fast-tracking under the...
Organizations Call for Balanced Approach to Deficit Reduction WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (LCAO)--who together represent over 60 million older Americans--today expressed grave concerns about proposed cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, the Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA), and discretionary programs like the Older Americans Act as part of the emerging budget agreement. (Logo:...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Representing 400,000 senior citizen supporters across America, RetireSafe President Thair Phillips today slammed the continued discussion of using a chained CPI and a resulting "chained COLA" for Social Security and military retiree benefits. "It will chain seniors to poverty," Phillips said. "The chained CPI and the chained COLA cheats older Americans through an insidious process of understating inflation for them, thus making...
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Dec. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- California's 65 years and older population has increased to approximately 11.4 percent, and with that increase comes greater demand for personal care services. According to the December 2012 Consumer Reports on Health, the "demand for home-care aides--also known as personal-care or home-health aides--is skyrocketing." The U.S. Department of Labor projects the fastest-growing occupation in the country in 2020 will be in-home...
The attorneys at d'Oliveira & Associates have recently obtained an award for a Foster, RI client whose case was brought before the Social Security Administration. (PRWEB) December 10, 2012 The attorneys at d'Oliveira & Associates have recently obtained an award for a Foster, RI client whose case was brought before the Social Security Administration. The woman (whose name is withheld due to attorney-client privilege) became disabled in 2011 and has since been unable to...
Listen Now! http://www.federalnewsradio.com/216/3144858/AFGE-fights-back-against-Social-Security-cuts---December-7-2012 WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tune in now to AFGE's "Inside Government" for the latest on the union's fight against Social Security cuts. The show, which originally aired on Friday, Dec. 7, is now available on demand. AFGE National Council of Social Security Administration Field Operations Locals President Witold Skwierczynski discussed a...
Compassionate Allowances Program Provides Expedited Disability Review for Patients with Severely Disabling Diseases WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Peter L. Saltonstall, president and CEO of the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD), today praised Social Security Commissioner Michael Astrue and his staff for proactively establishing and expanding a program that "demonstrates true compassion for Americans with seriously disabling rare diseases." (Logo:...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AARP Pennsylvania volunteers and staff today met with members of the state's Congressional delegation and other key members of Congress involved in the lame duck discussions to avert a so-called "fiscal cliff." The AARP volunteers and staff urged the members of Congress not to reduce Social Security or Medicare benefits in any end of year deal. They also told members of Congress that simply reducing government expenditures for...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today AARP volunteers and staff from across the nation met with key members of Congress involved in the lame duck discussions to avert a so-called "fiscal cliff" and urged them not to reduce Social Security or Medicare benefits in any end of year deal. With regard to both Medicare and Medicaid they told members of Congress that simply reducing government expenditures by shifting costs does not lower the cost of health care--it...
AARP's By-the-Numbers Analysis Shows What a Last-Minute Budget Deal Could Mean for Millions of Illinois Seniors CHICAGO, Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With the Dec. 31(st) deadline to address expiring tax and spending cuts looming, many people across the nation and here in Illinois are left wondering what Washington's budget debate means for them. Unfortunately, some in Washington are considering cramming changes to Medicare and Social Security into a year-end budget...
