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Our blogs provide helpful information and updates about Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), Medicare, and the Ticket to Work program. We write articles to guide you through these complex processes and help you understand how they can support your financial and healthcare needs.

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Social Security Disability

  • Medicare cost 2025

    Understanding Medicare Costs in 2025

    Cat DeFazio Smith

    May 27, 2025

    As a cornerstone of the American healthcare system, Medicare provides coverage to more than 65 million Americans, a significant majority of whom are aged 65 and above. Since a substantial portion of Medicare beneficiaries rely on fixed income sources such as Social Security benefits, Railroad Retirement benefits, or pensions, understanding the financial implications of comprehensive

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  • How Dependent Benefits Can Help Your Family

    Matt Rice

    May 19, 2025

    If you become unable to work due to an illness or injury and are approved for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits, it is a relief to be receiving cash benefits to help with bills and every day necessities. However, along with this can come questions – especially if you have dependents. Understanding how benefits

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  • A man and a woman collaborate on SSDI and return to work at a desk in an office, both smiling while looking at a computer monitor.

    Are you Prepared for a Sudden Loss of Income?

    Lauren Brizzi

    May 16, 2025

    May is Disability Insurance Awareness Month (DIAM), and we want our clients, friends, and family members to be educated about disability statistics in America and the importance of disability insurance. Disability Insurance Awareness Month is the perfect time to learn the facts about how likely you truly are to become disabled and to ensure that

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  • Social Security History (And Why It Still Matters)

    Where It Began: The Birth of Social Security and Why It Still Matters

    Lauren Brizzi

    April 30, 2025

    In 2023, the Social Security Administration (SSA) issued over $1.3 trillion in benefits to nearly 71 million Americans, from retirees and disabled workers to children and survivors. These benefits, while often reduced to numbers on a page, represent something much deeper: security, dignity, and the promise of stability in uncertain times. It’s easy to forget

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  • A man and a woman collaborate on SSDI and return to work at a desk in an office, both smiling while looking at a computer monitor.

    SSDI & COBRA: Know Your Options

    Lauren Brizzi

    April 12, 2025

    If you become unable to work due to an illness or injury, then applying for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) could benefit you in a variety of ways. SSDI recipients can become eligible for Medicare faster than if they had to wait until they turned 65, the typical Medicare start age. SSDI recipients are eligible

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  • Stethoscope on a lab result

    Why do I need a Consultative Examination?

    Gina Schreiber

    April 4, 2025

    When applying for Social Security Disability (SSDI) benefits, the disability examiner making the decision on your claim may request you attend a Consultative Examination (CE). While this examination is an extremely important part of the process, it can also be frustrating or confusing. We are here to answer some common questions about Consultative Exams to

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  • Understanding Disability Questionnaires

    Megan Reid

    March 30, 2025

    Disability questionnaires are a vital part to the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) application process.  Once a claim has been filed with the Social Security Administration (SSA) and all necessary paperwork returned, the claim is moved to a disability office where an examiner will be assigned to collect the medical evidence needed to make a

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  • A man and a woman collaborate on SSDI and return to work at a desk in an office, both smiling while looking at a computer monitor.

    Returning to Work and Social Security Disability

    Greg Bell

    February 4, 2025

    Returning to work while receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) can be confusing and there are important factors to understand to either return to work successfully or not lose benefits while attempting to. The Ticket to Work program through the Social Security Administration can help you protect your benefits while attempting to return to work.

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At Advocator Advantage, a Brown & Brown Company, we are committed to helping individuals navigate the complexities of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), Medicare, and the Ticket to Work program.

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At Advocator Advantage, we understand that navigating SSDI, Medicare, and the Ticket to Work program can be complex and overwhelming. That’s why we’re here to address any questions or concerns you may have along your journey.