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Tag Archives: SSA News
Increase in Full Retirement Age increases disability claims
Here’s an interesting tidbit I came across on Notes on Social Security Reform citing the University of Michigan Retirement Research Center winter newsletter: Does the Rise in the Full Retirement Age Encourage Disability Benefits Applications? Evidence from the HRS by Xiaoyan Li and … Continue reading
Long Social Security hearing delays? “Blame the judges!”
The long wait times in Social Security cases are prompting a backlash against Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) in Social Security cases. Across the country, it takes an average of 480 days to get a judge’s ruling on a Social … Continue reading
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Will Social Security Go Bankrupt?
Paul Krugman tackles this topic in his March 28, 2008 column: The date at which the trust fund will run out, according to Social Security Administration projections, has receded steadily into the future: 10 years ago it was 2029, now … Continue reading
National Hearing Center Aims to Reduce Case Backlog
Social Security Administration is establishing a National Hearing Center (NHC) so that a centralized cadre of Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) can use video hearing technology to hear cases in the most backlogged parts of the country. … The agency also … Continue reading
Quick Disability Determination expands into more states
We all know that the wait to have your disability case decided is too long. Fortunately, Social Security is introducing programs to try to speed up the process, and reduce the backlog of cases awaiting decisions. Social Security issued a final … Continue reading
