Back in April, our blog discussed how the Social Security Administration was no longer taking advantage of the "offset program" run by the Treasury Department.To recap, this program is essentially designed to confiscate tax refunds to satisfy outstanding debts owed to...
Researchers at the Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute recently published a truly eye-opening study in the New England Journal of Medicine outlining what could prove to be a major breakthrough in the treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma, a condition which claims over...
The unfortunate reality is that many people find themselves on the wrong side of the law thanks to a momentary lapse in judgment or even circumstances beyond their control. While we are all familiar with some of the immediate consequences of this criminal conduct --...
Anyone who has gone through the process of purchasing a home knows just how stressful it can prove to be. That's because in addition to trying to land the home of your dreams with the best offer, you also have to navigate the mortgage application process, which can...
If you were to ask people what medical condition they feared the most, there's a very good chance that the majority of people would have the same one-word answer: cancer.This makes sense when you stop to consider just how debilitating and just how deadly cancer can...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as much as two percent of the general population here in the U.S. suffers from fibromyalgia. For those unfamiliar with the condition, it is defined by the Mayo Clinic as a disorder characterized by...
When a person is diagnosed with a serious illness or suffers a devastating injury that leaves them unable to work, the natural inclination is to focus on the plight of just this one person.While this is certainly understandable, it's also important to remember that...
In our last post, we discussed how disability applicants who have seen their applications rejected twice have the option of appealing via a hearing held before a Social Security judge, who will parse through medical records, ask questions about their condition and...
When a person suffers a serious injury, or is diagnosed with a serious physical or mental condition that makes it impossible to work despite their best efforts, they may seek to secure disability benefits from the Social Security Administration.On paper, this process...
The Social Security Administration recently announced the new cost-of-living adjustment for the year 2015. Those who receive either Social Security disability or retirement benefits will see their regular payment increase by a total of 1.7 percent starting in January....