The Centers for Disease Control CDC has recently published its 2006 United States Life Tables. Effective July 19, 2010, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS will begin referencing the CDCs Table 1: Life table for the total…

A Guide to Disability Rights Laws is a brief summary of the 11 federal laws that protect the rights of people with disabilities published by the Department of Justice.

More Medicare beneficiaries will soon qualify for help paying for their prescription drugs. People on Medicare may be eligible to pay no more than $2.50 for generic drugs and $6.30 for each brand name drug thanks to changes to Medicare’s…

2012 is on the horizon. If you are on North Carolina social security disability, or if you seek SSD or supplemental security income (SSI) benefits, odds are that you face multiple budgetary challenges. Those financial challenges are stacked…

The quest for North Carolina Social Security Disability can be brutally slow, especially when you measure that quest in terms of our 24/7, Twitter-centric world view. It’s easy to get impatient, in other words, particularly if you’re…

In 2011, over 3 million people sought social security disability benefits in North Carolina and elsewhere in the U.S. It’s a safe bet that many hundreds of thousands of those applicants came out of the process disappointed, if not…

This weekend Ashley White and I drove down to the Benton County Courthouse in Kennewick, Washington (the Tri Cities) to judge local high school trial teams in their mock trial regional finals. I participated in two mock trials and was able to…

During the late fall and throughout winter deer migrate to lower elevations, creating a serious hazard for drivers. However, most drivers are not aware of the heightened danger of deer crossings brought on by the changing weather.…

The time right after a car accident is stressful and can even be downright traumatic in some situations. The goal of this article is to help guide you through this confusing and time-consuming process by giving you a non-exhaustive checklist…

Before you hire a law firm or non-attorney advocate to represent you in your Disability/SSI Claim, you should three important questions: 1. Will I be represented by an attorney at my hearing?

Before you hire a law firm or non-attorney advocate to represent you in your Disability/SSI Claim, you should three important questions: 1. Will I be represented by an attorney at my hearing?

My parnter Leah Fink and I were recently interviewed for a newspaper article that recently appeared in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette regarding the rise in social security disability claims. You can read the article here. Although the article…

Continuing to see your doctor, even if there is no more that the doctor can do to make you better, can show Social Security that your symptoms have not improved or have worsened. Seeing your doctor regularly can also help your doctor follow…

When you file a claim for Social Security Disability benefits, either Supplemental Security Income [SSI] or Disability Insurance Benefits [SSDI or SSDIB] you must show the Social Security Administration that you are unable to work at least 12…

A claim for Social Security Disability benefits is a claim for benefits because the applicant is unable to work. The claimant is literally telling the Social Security Administration [SSA] that because of medical impairments [mental or…