"Build it and they will come" doesn't always work. We saw that in a big way with the recent attempted launch of the Affordable Care Act website. The Social Security Administration hasn't experienced anything like the ACA insurance sign-up snags, but it does confirm...
The Social Security Administration is not a bureaucracy without any heart. It may not always seem that way considering how often individuals who are eligible for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits wind up being denied their claim and have to go through the...
Is there anyone in California or anywhere else in the country that is unaware of the concerns about the viability of the Social Security Disability Insurance program? We suspect that if there are, they are surely in the minority. According to federal budget hounds,...
One of the challenges many persons with long-term or permanent disability in California face is achieving or recovering a level of function that allows them to live as fulfilling a life as possible. Social Security Disability Insurance benefits are ostensibly...
Awareness of an issue does not always translate into great depth of knowledge. Heck, it's almost impossible achieve depth of knowledge because the volume of information being funneled at us moment to moment is overwhelming. That's why so much emphasis is placed on...
What causes brain injury in newborns? That's a question that doctors are being challenged to answer by a couple of leading U.S. obstetrician and pediatric professional groups. The challenge comes in the form of a new set of guidelines issued recently by the American...
Living with a disability is something most of us really can't identify with. Most of us have never been confronted with the challenges that disabling conditions thrust on those who suffer from them. Social Security disability benefits may be available for those who...
There was a TV show called "The Prisoner" back in the 1960s. One of the key themes of the show was that everyone in "The Village" had a number -- something the title character, Number 6, refused to accept. At the opening of each episode, the prisoner declared, "I am...
Diabetes is one of those conditions that challenges the medical profession. The dangers of the condition are well known and can be so detrimental that in the most severe cases it can leave a person disabled and possibly eligible to receive Social Security disability...
It is an unsettling way to start the season: Los Angeles Angels hitting coach Don Baylor breaking his leg while trying to catch the Opening Day, ceremonial first pitch. The latest reports about the incident Tuesday say that the 64-year-old Baylor broke his right leg...
