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March On: Social Security Recognizing Women’s History Month

by Charlie Hollins | Mar 11, 2022 | Uncategorized

Since 1995 March has been designated as Women’s History Month in the United States. Each year at this time we can recognize and celebrate all the achievements that women have made since the very beginnings of the creation of this country. Indeed, today, March 11, if...

Watch Out! Slam the Scam Day Is Just Around the Corner

by Charlie Hollins | Mar 4, 2022 | Uncategorized

In what has become an annual event, Social Security has instituted a Slam the Scam Day to bring awareness to the public of the insidious practice of scamming. This illegal activity involves individuals pretending to be from the SSA contacting beneficiaries and...

Plus ça Change…Continuing Medicaid Coverage for CDB Recipients

by Charlie Hollins | Feb 25, 2022 | Uncategorized

There is the common apprehension for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries that the loss of the benefit will lead to the loss of Medical Assistance coverage that, in Maryland amongst the majority of states, comes as part of the package. In many situations...

Need Help with Tax Prep? Find the Answers Here

by Charlie Hollins | Feb 18, 2022 | Uncategorized

We’re closing in on tax season once more and that can pose quite a number of questions and concerns for all of us. We at MDBCN are not tax professionals but we can point you in the right direction. We’ve tracked down a very helpful site that will give you...

The Pickle Amendment: Keeping Medicaid When COLAs Make You Ineligible for SSI

by Charlie Hollins | Feb 11, 2022 | Uncategorized

Jake Pickle was a US Representative of the 10th District of Texas between 1963 and his retirement in 1995. A Democrat, he voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964, ’65 and ’68. In 1983 he worked on increasing the full retirement age for Social Security, a...

Dear Reader, What Would You Like to Discuss in ‘22?

by Charlie Hollins | Feb 4, 2022 | Uncategorized

The new year’s updates have all been completed and we’re settling into another year. We’ve had the good news about the Social Security COLAs and the bad news about the Medicare Part B premiums; the Federal Poverty Level is up again, and Social Security said they were...
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