Whether you’re an advocate of supporting military veterans or not, there is no denying that a person disabled while in service of their country deserves to receive benefits. But as some of our readers here in Illinois know, this has not been happening for some veterans for more than a year because of a backlog […]
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Backlog for VA disability claims on the decline nationwide
Posted on August 16th, 2013 by Jeff Rabin
Despite promising data, Medicare trust still in trouble
Posted on July 31st, 2013 by Jeff Rabin
Because we have talked about it so many times before on this blog, many of our more frequent readers are quite aware of the trouble facing the Social Security Administration’s trust funds than other residents across Illinois. As some of you already know, the rise in the number of baby boomers who need Medicare assistance […]
Social Security Board of Trustees explains future of benefits
Posted on June 7th, 2013 by Jeffrey Rabin
Ever since the fiscal cliff, the nation’s eyes have been firmly set on the Social Security Administration and on whether the agency could staunch the flow of money from important government programs such as Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income. And while recent media outlets have been providing the nation with a bleak forecast […]
SSA launches new mobile-friendly site for smartphone users
Posted on May 16th, 2013 by Jeffrey Rabin
Social Security beneficiaries who may not have a computer often times used their smartphones to check the status of their benefits and update information on the administration’s website. In fact, each year the Social Security Administration estimates that more than 35 million views of the SSA website are made via smartphones. But in the past […]
Is there a plan to save Social Security benefits?
Posted on April 26th, 2013 by Jeffrey Rabin
Readers of our blog know that the Social Security Administration has made a number of changes over the last few years. From budget cuts to the fear of the trust fund running out, an overhaul to the SSA system has been on the forefront of the legislative branch’s mind for quite some time. But with […]
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