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VCU’s National Training and Data Center Closed Down

by Charlie Hollins | Aug 1, 2025 | Uncategorized

Benefits Counselors around the country received the news today that Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) was forced to close the National Training and Data Center (NTDC) on July 29. The brief announcement from Melanie Webb, Branch Chief of Employment Programs at...

Salt in the Wound: OBBBA and Cuts to Medicaid for Non- Citizens

by Charlie Hollins | Jul 24, 2025 | Uncategorized

Further to our recent blog on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) and its plan to cut Medicaid funding, here’s some more bad news brought to you by your government. This time the target is Non-Citizens. At present there are some severe limitations to eligibility...

Stopped Check: SSA to Eliminate Paper Payments to Beneficiaries

by Charlie Hollins | Jul 18, 2025 | Uncategorized

These days if you are to order a new batch of checks you are given a choice of designs for the background and can even select a personal message line. You may notice, however, that the choices appear to skew towards appealing to an older demographic. One recent option...

Uncivil Service: OBBBA and Medicaid Work Requirements

by Charlie Hollins | Jul 11, 2025 | Uncategorized

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) that was recently signed into law by the current incumbent in the White House has within its hundreds of provisions a number of cuts to Medicaid funding under the pretext that there’s vast and widespread fraud and cheating going...

Suggestion Box: What Would You Like to Learn About?

by Charlie Hollins | Jul 11, 2025 | Uncategorized

Our avid readership out there may have been dismayed in recent weeks at the lack of new material on our blog but here’s a chance for you to give us some feedback so we can provide you with the information, facts and maybe an opinion or two on what’s happening out...
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