What
you can do to speed up your disability application
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[March 09, 2011]
If
your disabling condition is preventing you from continuing to work,
you may want to apply for disability benefits through Social
Security. In most cases, doing so involves a thorough process of
determining your eligibility, medical condition, and ability to
work. Because we look so carefully at so many cases — more than
three million each year — it can take us three to five months to
determine whether you are eligible.
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Prose from the Christian Village
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[March 09, 2011]
The
Christian Village has a writer's club and we are pleased that they
have sent us two of their member's works. Betty Armstrong and Helen
Tanner write on the topic: "Spring is a wonderful thing'.
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 Electronic SSN payments are a must
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[March 09, 2011]
For
years, Social Security has stressed the convenience, security, and
safety of getting benefit payments electronically. Soon, direct
deposit (or Direct Express) will not only be the best way to receive
Federal benefit payments — it will be the only way. (Click
here for the rest of the story)
Resources and tips for the millions of Alzheimer's caregivers
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[March 09, 2011]
(ARA) -
Alzheimer's takes a toll on more than just the 5
million Americans living with the disease. The millions of unpaid
caregivers for patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) carry a high
risk of poor health. While caregiving can be rewarding, it also can
be a long and difficult journey, which often affects work, finances,
relationships and health. Caregiving is a responsibility that
requires encouragement and resources. Caregivers sometimes may be
too overwhelmed, frustrated or depressed to seek out the help they
need. (Click here for the rest of the
story)
Road
trip! A mature dude's guide to roaming the highways
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[March 09, 2011]
(ARA) -
Work, kids, working out, taking care of
the house, and a hairline that's heading for the back of your collar
- it's enough to make a guy understand why some men feel the urge to
buy an outrageously impractical sports car at this stage of life.
But you don't need a mid-life crisis. What you need is a road trip.
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 Social
Security's final four
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[March 09, 2011]
This
time of year basketball fans are gearing up for March Madness -- a
time when the final four teams in the NCAA fight for the title of
national champion. While basketball fans are excited about March
Madness, Social Security already has a winning “final four” of
online services to cheer about: the Retirement Estimator,
Benefit Application, online Extra Help application, and
Business Services Online.
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Illinois Ag can help with healthcare complaints
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[March 09, 2011]
As the business
of medicine has become more complex, consumers have experienced more
confusion and difficulty obtaining the care and benefits to which
they are entitled. To assist the consumers of Illinois with these
problems the Attorney General opened the Health Care Bureau in
October 1998. Since then our staff has helped to clear up more than
8,000 complaints relating to health care issues.
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What
you need to know about the Tax Relief Act of 2010
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[March 09, 2011]
(ARA) - It was hard to miss the
news about the 2010 Tax Relief Act that Congress passed and
President Obama signed into law at the end of last year. What many
Americans probably found easy to miss, however, is how the act will
affect them as they prepare to file their 2010 tax returns this
April 15. (Click here for the rest of
the story)
 Fuzzy,
fun and healthy: Secrets of the amazing kiwifruit
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[March 09, 2011]
(ARA) -
The first time you saw a kiwifruit in
your grocery store did you think it was a lemon gone wrong? Or
perhaps you thought it was a new, smaller, odd-looking variety of
pear. The truth is the kiwifruit isn't just a fruit, it's one of
nature's most perfect foods - and if your family hasn't yet
discovered the taste, versatility and nutritional punch of
kiwifruit, it's time to give it a try.
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