Disability Benefits

Army Veteran Mistakenly Declared Dead Four Times

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 04.13.2012

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Being falsely declared dead once could provide enough existential uncertainty and financial hardship to last a lifetime. But how about four times? ...

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Government Disability Fund Could Go Broke By 2018

New York Times | MOTOKO RICH | Posted 06.07.2011

Read More: Job Market, Baby Boomers, Unemployment, Social Security, Health Care Beneficiaries, Ticket to Work, Economic Crisis, Employment, Jobs, Benefit Checks, Medicare, Disability Benefits, Business News

Programs intended to steer people with more moderate disabilities back into jobs have managed to take only a small sliver of beneficiaries off the Soc...

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The Disability, Health Care and Employment Connection

Ari Ne'eman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Americans With Disabilities Act, Social Security, Disability Rights, Employment, Health Care Reform, Autism, Disability, Disability-Benefits, Medicare, Neurodiversity, Medicaid, Politics News
Ari Ne'eman

Amy, a 22-year-old with a spinal cord injury, is caught in a vicious catch-22. If she goes to work, she will lose the assistance that makes it possible for her to work and live independently in the first place.

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Senate Adds Aged, Vets to Stimulus Bill

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR and JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Security, Economic Stimulus Package, Tax Rebates, Stimulus Bill, Disability Benefits, Business News

WASHINGTON — The Senate passed an economic rescue plan Thursday that would speed $600 to $1,200 in rebates to most taxpayers and $300 checks to ...

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