Many of the 25.8 million Americans who suffer from diabetes experience severe health problems that prevent them from working. New technologies may signal changes for those diabetics who receive Social Security Disability payments. Recent scientific advances could help...
Month: March 2012
Aggressive TBI care reduces long-term care costs
Aggressive care for victims of traumatic brain injuries could significantly decrease long-term costs associated with such ailments, including Social Security disability payments. That's good news for patients undergoing aggressive treatments. These individuals are...
Federal benefit system going high-tech with e-payments
Millions of Americans, including those residing in Georgia, will soon see a major change in how they receive their government benefits. Paper checks are being phased out, which means Social Security disability and Supplemental Security Income payments will only be...
How the health care system is failing schizophrenics
Whether Georgia residents know it or not, they have likely been exposed to the effects of untreated schizophrenia. Many will remember that in 2011, U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords was wounded in a shooting spree that killed six and injured 13. Court...