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		<title>Michigan Social Security Disability Backlog</title>
		<link>http://disability-blog.com/2010/06/michigan-social-security-disability-backlog/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:44:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal LaPray</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to processing times of backlogged claims for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits, Michigan ranks one of the worst. Currently there are over 40,000 backlogged cases waiting to be processed and several thousands more awaiting appeals. Wait times of a year – or more – are not uncommon in Michigan.
Kelly Young was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Proposed Law to Ensure Social Security Benefits for Same-Sex Couples</title>
		<link>http://disability-blog.com/2010/04/proposed-law-to-ensure-social-security-benefits-for-same-sex-couples/</link>
		<comments>http://disability-blog.com/2010/04/proposed-law-to-ensure-social-security-benefits-for-same-sex-couples/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:09:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal LaPray</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Survivors Benefits]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Linda Sanchez (D-California) announced this week that she plans to introduce a bill that would ensure equality for same sex couples under Social Security&#8217;s benefit programs.  Rep. Judy Chu (D-California) offered to co-author the bill.
Sanchez made her announcement to a crowd of 700 supporters who had gathered at Hollywood&#8217;s Gay and Lesbian Center to kick [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SSI Recipients in Tennessee Losing Heath Care Benefits</title>
		<link>http://disability-blog.com/2010/04/ssi-recipients-in-tennessee-losing-heath-care-benefits/</link>
		<comments>http://disability-blog.com/2010/04/ssi-recipients-in-tennessee-losing-heath-care-benefits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 22:32:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal LaPray</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Personal Stories - Social Security Disability]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Supplemental Security Income (SSI)]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Since January of 2009, Tennessee has withdrawn coverage for 100,000 residents who were insured through TennCare, Tennessee&#8217;s version of the Medicaid program. These cuts come on the heels of a resolution to a decade’s long court battle involving recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
TennCare&#8217;s eligibility guidelines have always stated that anyone who ever qualified for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Politicians Consider Capping Social Security Benefits</title>
		<link>http://disability-blog.com/2010/04/politicians-consider-capping-social-security-benefits/</link>
		<comments>http://disability-blog.com/2010/04/politicians-consider-capping-social-security-benefits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:19:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal LaPray</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In the wake of the massive increases to the national deficit brought on by changes made by the Obama Administration, many voters and politicians are wondering where the money to balance the scales between red and black is going to come from. This leaves some politicians eying the already troubled Social Security trust fund as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Laws Make Understanding Social Security Qualifying Process Difficult.</title>
		<link>http://disability-blog.com/2010/04/laws-make-understanding-social-security-qualifying-process-difficult/</link>
		<comments>http://disability-blog.com/2010/04/laws-make-understanding-social-security-qualifying-process-difficult/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:51:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal LaPray</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Social Security Disability]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Social Security Disability Denials]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Supplemental Security Income (SSI)]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The rules involving Social Security benefits are confusing at best. The Social Security Administration (SSA) denies sixty five percent of claims the first time they are filed. With so many different criteria to meet, regulations to follow and red tape to get tangled up in, it&#8217;s no surprise that most applicants resort to hiring an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When You&#8217;re Trying To Qualify for Disability Benefits&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://disability-blog.com/2010/03/when-youre-trying-to-qualify-for-disability-benefits/</link>
		<comments>http://disability-blog.com/2010/03/when-youre-trying-to-qualify-for-disability-benefits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:40:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal LaPray</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[When You&#8217;re Disabled
Getting the news from your doctor that you are disabled due to an injury or illness can be devastating. Since most of us are not financially prepared to hear the news that we can no longer work, the situation can be doubly distressing. Our first thought may be to seek relief in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>California SSI Recipient Starts Online Petitition to Protest Decreased Benefits</title>
		<link>http://disability-blog.com/2009/08/california-ssi-recipient-starts-online-petitition-to-protest-decresed-benefits/</link>
		<comments>http://disability-blog.com/2009/08/california-ssi-recipient-starts-online-petitition-to-protest-decresed-benefits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:59:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal LaPray</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Fran Cannon, a Californian who depends on Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for her livelihood, has started an online petition to protest the recent reduction in Social Security disability benefits for SSI recipients in California.

With California being faced with a budget crisis, steps have been taken to reduce payments of benefit recipients in that state.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate Mulls Social Security Reform Ideas</title>
		<link>http://disability-blog.com/2009/07/senate-mulls-social-security-reform-ideas/</link>
		<comments>http://disability-blog.com/2009/07/senate-mulls-social-security-reform-ideas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:01:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal LaPray</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[
While no new bills have been presented to either houses of Congress, the U.S. Senate held a Special Committee meeting last month to discuss better ways of implementing the Social Security benefits program for those who need it the most, the fastest.
At issue was the current state of the economy and how the recession has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Raising Children While On Social Security</title>
		<link>http://disability-blog.com/2009/07/raising-children-while-on-social-security/</link>
		<comments>http://disability-blog.com/2009/07/raising-children-while-on-social-security/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:54:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal LaPray</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://disability-blog.com/?p=110</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With the advent of medical progress on all fronts, there has been a sharp rise in the median age for women who bear children.  The Centers for Disease Control reports that the median age for mothers at their first live birth rose from as low as 20.3 years in 1970 up to 27.8 years in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interview With A Social Security Attorney</title>
		<link>http://disability-blog.com/2009/06/interview-with-a-social-security-attorney/</link>
		<comments>http://disability-blog.com/2009/06/interview-with-a-social-security-attorney/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:48:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal LaPray</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Steven Packard, a Social Security Attorney who represents disability claimants granted an interview to the local news.  The transcript follows:
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John Bridges: We&#8217;re talking with attorney Steven Packard on Social Security Disability.  It&#8217;s something that a lot of people have to deal with everyday.  Steven, who needs to worry about Social Security disability?  Who does this [...]]]></description>
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