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Tim Moore is a former medicaid caseworker and also a former disability claims examiner for the social security administration's DDS, or disability determination service. He currently publishes a blog that covers topics relating to both social security disability and SSI disability. See his Disability Blog for more information.

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Novel ideas for reforming social security disability - the dumbbell approach

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The disability benefit programs operated by the social security administration have tons of problems these days, chiefly in the form of backlogs....
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Is Traumatic Brain Injury Causing Homelessness?

Too many people associate homelessness with substance abuse, laziness, craziness and extreme societal rejection, but one survey has reported that over...
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The giving of cash awards to social security administration managers

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If you're not aware of this fact, employees of the social security administration are eligible to receive annual cash awards. For the most part, these...
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Do we need national health care...or health insurance reform for the nation?

The health care debate is huge right now. But to call it a debate may actually be a bit kind, particulary since it is, in a practical sense, difficult...
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Changing a person's mental medications can be risky

Sometimes I'm amazed at how poorly the mental health system really works. I recently blogged about someone whose mental condition was exacerbated by a...
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Long Term Disability Insurance Companies Just Really Suck

Some time ago, I read about Charles Tucker's battle with his disability insurance company in an ABC news article....
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CBT and GET therapies for chronic fatigue sufferers

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CFS, or chronic fatigue syndrome, is one of several impairments for which both the cause and an effective course of treatment are both nebulous....
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Studies provide more information, better treatment for bipolar disorder

The Northwest Clinical Research center in Bellevue, Wash. is currently conducting a clinical study on bipolar disorder, which will include medical...
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What if you apply for disability and your medical records are old?

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If you find that you will need to apply for Social Security disability due to a mental or physical impairment that prevents you from engaging in...
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