One couple is facing destitution from a hospital room. After another fight with gangrene, a 61-year-old diabetic man underwent another amputation surgery on his left leg. He already lost his right leg below the knee in 2007. Though his health problems are at the...
Month: February 2012
SSDI expense explodes, budget increasingly unstable
A recent analysis of the Social Security Disability Insurance system yields one glaring result: SSDI claims and beneficiaries have increased dramatically in recent years. Upon closer inspection, the analysis also reveals possible reasons for the increase along with...
Love, marriage and a serious benefits cut
When they got married in May of last year, one couple on the opposite side of the country from Georgia had no idea the impact it would have on their lives. They were not prepared for the financial impact that a marriage would have on their wallets and quality of life....
Is mental illness on the rise?
A recent study, the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, found that 20 percent of American adults suffer from mental illness each year. The mental health situation is even worse in Europe, where a similar recent survey found that number to be 38 percent. Similarly,...
Military service members and Social Security Disability
Workers in Georgia who are current and former military service members who are no longer able to perform work duties because of a medical condition may be interested to know that they can apply for Social Security Disability benefits. Military service members should...