When you apply for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments from the Social Security Administration, it is important to realize that different standards are used to determine your disability based ...
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Importance of Healthcare Debate for Social Security Disability Applicants
There has been much discussion in the news recently as Congress has been debating reforms to healthcare. In just the last week, 50% of individuals I met with did not have healthcare coverage. These individuals had lost healthcare coverage because they were unable to continue to perform their jobs because of disability. They do not ...
Applying for Social Security Disability Insurance while Receiving Long Term Disability Benefits
When you are receiving Long Term Disability ("LTD") benefits, you are normally required by your LTD insurer to apply for Social Security Disability Insurance ("SSDI"). Your LTD carrier will normally provide you with an option of using a legal representative that they hire. The representative is not always an attorney. Normally ...
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Releases 2010 Medicare Fact Sheet and Part B Premium Increase
On October 16, 2009, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2010 Medicare Fact Sheet. According to CMS, the Medicare Part B monthly premium will increase to $110.50 for 2010. This is an increase of $14.10 per month (or $169.20 ...
Social Security Administration Officially Announces No COLA for 2010 and Publishes 2010 Fact Sheet
On October 15, 2009, the Social Security Administration officially announced that there will be no Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income recipients for 2010. This is the first time since the Cost-of-Living Adjustment was codified by Congress in 1975 that there will not be an increase in benefits for ...
Don’t lose Medicaid Because of the Receipt of Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits
Individuals that are approved for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits (SSDI) are not eligible to receive Medicare coverage until 24 months after their eligibility for SSDI begins. This article describes certain situations where an individual receiving SSDI benefits may be entitled to continue to receive Medicaid coverage in Delaware despite their income from SSDI.