In Iowa, Huckabee Defends Social Security and Attacks Fast Track for Trade – Bloomberg
BloombergIn Iowa, Huckabee Defends Social Security and Attacks Fast Track for TradeBloombergSeven years ago, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee pulled off an underdog, come-from-behind win Iowa's Republican presidential caucuses, powered by evangelical Christians. His return to the state today was studiously low-key and focused almost …and more »
Kiren Rijiju to launch three social security schemes – Economic Times
Orissadiary.comKiren Rijiju to launch three social security schemesEconomic TimesITANAGAR: Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju will launch three universal social security schemes here tomorrow. The Minister would launch the Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojna, Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojna and Atal …Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister to launch Social Security Schemes on 9th MayOrissadiary.comall 5 news articles »
Psychological Illness and Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits
While most people think of physical disabilities in the context of Social Security Disability benefits, a sizable number are incapacitated as a result of psychological illness. According to a recent news report from Medical News, the Institute of Medicine is calling for use of standardized psychological testing protocols for claimants applying for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits. It has been suggested these standardized methods will improve accuracy of claim determinations relating to mental health issues. However, those who favor this approach tend to believe it would save the United States Social Security Administration money, because it would reduce the number of people receiving Social Security disability benefits for reasons of mental illness. This, of course, assumes there are many people who claim to have severe mental health …
Voigt v. Colvin: Social Security Disability Appeals Process
Voigt v. Colvin, a case from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, involves claimant who applied for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits, only to have the Social Security Administration (SSA) denied his application. Claimant was 40 years old at the time he applied for SSDI benefits. Claimant was employed as a trained machinist until 2002. It was then that he applied for total disability. His claimed disability was primarily related to mental illness, including severe depression and bipolar disorder, as well as chronic back pain, hip trouble, and an anal fissure. When he first applied for benefits, SSA denied his application. After a series of appeals, he was able to have a hearing before an administrative law judge (ALJ). ALJ determined claimant was capable …
Uncertain forecast for Social Security – Harvard Gazette
Harvard GazetteUncertain forecast for Social SecurityHarvard GazetteA new study has found that the financial health of Social Security, the program that millions of Americans have relied on for decades as a crucial part of their income, has been dramatically overstated. The study compared all forecasts made by the …
New Anti-Fraud Effort
From the Social Security Update: Social Security’s Office of Anti-Fraud Programs (OAFP) is the latest member of Social Security’s team supporting our continued mission to fight and prevent fraud. Established in November 2014, OAFP’s mission is to efficiently and effectively detect, deter, and mitigate fraud, waste, and abuse of our program of Social Security’s team supporting our continued
Puerto Rico’s Residents Qualify for Social Security Disability Because They Don’t Speak English
There are many different types of injuries and illnesses that will qualify a claimant for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits. In some cases, it is a single medical condition, and in others it is a combination of two or more medical conditions that can be used to obtain an award of benefits from the Social Security Administration (SSA). According to a recent article from MSN, government auditors have determined hundreds of residents of Puerto Rico have qualified for Social Security disability benefits because they were not fluent in English. SSA regulations allow people in the United States to qualify for disability benefits if they do not speak proficient English. This is because without knowledge of English, SSA considers these individuals to be less employable, and this …
China’s Social Security Fund eyes stake in Brightoil Petroleum: Sources – Economic Times
China's Social Security Fund eyes stake in Brightoil Petroleum: SourcesEconomic TimesHONG KONG: A HK$1.3 billion ($168 million) sale of shares in Brightoil Petroleum has attracted interest from investors including China's Social Security Fund, two sources close to the deal said, underscoring support for the country's mixed-ownership …and more »
Planning To Pour Money Down A Rat Hole
Social Security is publishing a request for comments on a plan for a research study on early intervention as a way of reducing disability caused by mental illness. The agency cites earlier research showing "promising" results from early intervention. Here’s what the earlier research actually says: Eight percent of the study participants showed average earnings over the 24-month
Social Security Q&A: Are Benefit Estimates from Social Security Accurate? – Forbes
MarketWatchSocial Security Q&A: Are Benefit Estimates from Social Security Accurate?ForbesSocial Security may be your largest or one of your largest assets. How you manage it, by deciding which benefits to collect and when, can make an absolutely huge difference to your lifetime benefits. And those with the highest past covered earnings …Let's close down Social Security gamingMarketWatchSocial Security Privatization: Then and NowHuffington PostHow does divorce affect Social Security retirement benefits?St. George Daily SpectrumGovExec.com -Bellingham Heraldall 16 news articles »
What’s The Point?
House Social Security Subcommittee Democrats are pushing a plan to combine the Disability Insurance Trust Fund with the Retirement and Survivors Trust Fund as a way of dealing with the looming shortfall in the Disability Trust Fund. Why? How is this better in any way than the Administration’s plan to divert some FICA revenues to the Disability Trust Fund? It would have been nice if
China’s Social Security Fund eyes stake in Brightoil -sources – Reuters UK
China's Social Security Fund eyes stake in Brightoil -sourcesReuters UKSocial Security Fund, a major shareholder in various Hong Kong-listed Chinese enterprises, has been reducing its holdings in ICBC, People's Insurance Group of China, and CITIC Securities over the past year. ($1 = 7.7531 Hong Kong dollars) (Reporting by …and more »