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Social Security Making More Disability Data Available to Public

January 22, 2010

Commissioner Astrue announced today that new data about disability beneficiaries and the hearing process in disability cases will be made available to the public:
Here are a few examples of the value of the Social Security datasets available today:

Researchers can find out about the work-related experiences of our beneficiaries receiving Social Security disability benefits and give [...]

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SSA Sets Payment Rate for Medical Records

January 11, 2010

When Social Security works up a claim for disability benefits, it obtains medical records from the claimant’s health care providers. If those records are supplied electronically, SSA will pay $15 for the records:
SUMMARY: We have set $15 as the reasonable reimbursement to non-Federal medical providers for their costs in supplying medical records through health [...]

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Wicks Shooting Leads to Security Review

January 7, 2010

In the wake of a fatal shooting of a U.S. Marshal by Johnny Lee Wicks, a 66-year old male with a long criminal history, the U.S. Marshals service will conduct a review of its policies:
Federal authorities will conduct a nationwide review of courthouse security after a gunman killed a courthouse officer and wounded a deputy [...]

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You Say Yes, I Say No . . .

January 6, 2010

There’s a metaphor in here somewhere. May have something to do with good intentions and “The Man.”

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Social Security Commissioner Praises California Court Decision

January 4, 2010

In a press release issued today, Commissioner Astrue praised the California Supreme Court ruling that found that Governor Schwarzenegger’s decision to furlough employees of the California Disability Determination Service (DDS) was arbitrary, capricious and unlawful. (DDS is a state agency that contracts with Social Security to make disability decisions.) The governor’s policy didn’t [...]

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FDR Signs Social Security Act

FDR Signs the Social Security Act

December 18, 2009

This Year in History.
FDR signs the Social Security Act a mere 75 years ago this past August:

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