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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
