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A year in review – Social Security trends in 2022

December 20, 2022 Between the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and rising inflation, the Social Security Administration (SSA) spent the past year continuing to respond to economic pressures on Americans’ lives. While the most significant change may have … Read More

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Medicare & Medicaid – 2023 premium announcement

October 24, 2022 Decreasing expenses provide financial relief needed to millions of Medicare beneficiaries Ahead of Medicare’s Annual Election Period (AEP), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) last month announced the 2023 Medicare … Read More

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Social Security announces the 2023 Cost-of-Living Adjustment

October 13, 2022 Earlier today, the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced an 8.7% percent Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for all Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries. Following last year’s historic COLA adjustment, … Read More

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2022 Compassionate Allowances list — Twelve conditions added

August 15, 2022 Earlier today, Acting Social Security Commissioner Dr. Kilolo Kijakazi announced the addition of twelve conditions to the Social Security Administration (SSA)’s Compassionate Allowance Conditions list. Instituted in 2008, the Compassionate Allowance … Read More

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Social Security update: Date set for the return of in-person hearings

January 21, 2022 Kilolo Kijakazi, the Acting Commissioner of Social Security, announced earlier this week that the Social Security Administration (SSA) has reached an agreement with the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the Association of … Read More

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Social Security roundup: 2021 in review

December 14, 2021 In the face of yet another year ravaged by the global pandemic, the Social Security Administration (SSA) spent 2021 continuing to provide benefits, services, and support for those in need of them. Despite efforts to provide … Read More

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Medicare & Medicaid – 2022 premium increase

November 15, 2021 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have announced the 2022 increases in premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance amounts for the Medicare Part A and Part B programs. Each year, the rates are … Read More

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Social Security update: Employees to return to office, in-person services to resume

November 10, 2021 Approximately twenty-one months after closing its doors to the public and implementing the “Work from Home by Quarantine” policy, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced it will once again … Read More

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Social Security roundup: A historic COLA, redesigned statements, and more

October 14, 2021 The fall is typically a busy time for the Social Security Administration (SSA). As a new fiscal year gets underway, Social Security must prepare for changes that typically occur at the end of the year such … Read More

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The campaign for the next Social Security Commissioner continues

September 13, 2021 Since President Biden removed Andrew Saul from his position as Commissioner of the Social Security Administration there has been speculation as to who would replace him. While Kilolo Kijakazi has been appointed as Acting Commissioner, several … Read More