Getting treatment even if you cannot afford it

Nate Craig writes about the necessity of getting medical treatment in a Social Security Disability Case:
It seems like more and more I have clients that are not receiving adequate medical treatment despite their severe impairments that prevent them from working. The main reason for not receiving medical care is the dilemma of having no insurance and no extra cash to pay for doctors visits.

First, updated medical treatment is absolutely essential to every Social Security Disability case. If the clients problems are not documented in the medical records, it does not exist in the eyes of Social Security. No matter if the client’s back is …

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