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Disabled Often Wait Years for Social Security Payment - More than 2.5 million Americans file disability claims with Social Security each year and then wait. -April 6, 2008
Insurers Faulted as Overloading Social Security - The insurers are forcing many people who file disability claims with them to also apply to Social Security. -April 1, 2008
Information about Beneficiaries No Longer Receiving Part D Low-Income Subsidy. -March 4, 2008
Disability Cases Pending, Pending . . . - questions about whether Social Security's 140 offices that handle disability claims are appropriately staffed. -February 29, 2008
Finance Democrats Challenge Social Security Proposal, Express Concern that Disabled American May Miss Benefits. -January 25, 2008
Will Aging Boomers Lose Benefits? - Congress will likely try to shield those in or near retirement from cutbacks in Social Security benefits. -January 17, 2008
"Failing The Disabled" - the second part in a CBS News investigative series about federal disability program. -January 15, 2008
Backlog of Social Security disability claims likely to grow. -December 19, 2007
Letters to the Editor in response to New York Times article ‘Disability Cases Last Far Longer as Backlog Rises (12/10)." -December 17, 2007
Disabled, and Waiting for Justice - urges the President and Congress to agree on funding to reduce the "intolerable" backlog that is causing so much disruption to so many lives. -December 11, 2007
Disability Cases Last Longer as Backlog Rises - more and more people have lost their homes, declared bankruptcy or even died while awaiting an appeals hearing, say lawyers. -December 10, 2007
White House Urges Social Security Cuts - Social Security is facing a $13.6 trillion shortfall and that delaying reforms is not fair to younger workers. -September 24, 2007
Backlog of SSA Disability Hearing Builds in D.C. - A Vietnam War veteran who suffers from PTSD waited ten years after sending his information to the SSA before receiving his disability benefits. -August 8, 2007
Roob: FSSA Making Progress - There is progress to increase the quality and quantity of care provided to children, the poor, elderly and disabled, but many challenges lay ahead. -August 6, 2007
Disabled and still waiting - Thousands here face backlog for decision on Social Security benefits. -August 5, 2007
Appeals for Benefits Show Unacceptable Backlog - The report by AAPD, found that Missouri's backlog was the 19th worst. -August 4, 2007
Disability Claims Speeded Up - Utah 13th-best among the states, but benefits wait can be months. -August 2, 2007
State No. 4 in Social Security Delays - Michigan ranks fourth in the nation in Social Security disability delays, according to 2006 state rankings released Tuesday by AAPD. -August 1, 2007
Disability Backlog Hits State - The baby boomer-induced Social Security crisis is already here. -August 1, 2007
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