by Charlie Hollins | Nov 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced the changes to Medicare Parts A and B premiums and deductibles for 2019. While 99% of Medicare recipients pay no Part A premiums, inpatient deductibles will increase from $1,364 in 2018 to $1,340...
by Charlie Hollins | Oct 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
Social Security’s Ticket to Work program has been running a highly reader-friendly series on work incentives and recently pointed the spotlight on Unincurred Business Expenses, which is one of the incentives available to self-employed SSDI recipients. You can find...
by Charlie Hollins | Oct 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
Social Security has announced the Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA) for 2019 and it’s good news as there will be a 2.8% increase in benefits in the new year. This means that the standard SSI Federal Payment for an individual will go from $750 to $771 a month; an...
by Charlie Hollins | Sep 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
It is somewhat heartening to find that Social Security has recognized that there are times and situations where some people will find themselves utterly without a means to pay for necessary services. To that end the agency has gone some way to provide financial...
by Charlie Hollins | Sep 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
Given the tight space between subsistence and penury in which SSI recipients are often required to exist it is something of a peculiarity of the SSI program that there’s a specific policy that can appear to leave beneficiaries bereft at the very moment they have the...
