If you believe you are entitled to Social Security disability benefits and are lost by the paperwork that is required on your behalf, we can help. If you have already filed and been turned down, don’t give up, call us. Our team of dedicated attorneys are able to get your claim approved and can file an appeal on your behalf if your claim has already been denied.

What are Social Security Benefits?

Social Security Disability insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) are the two largest Federal programs available that provide assistance to people with disabilities. Each program is unique but both are administered by the Social Security Administration. Only individuals with a disability or meet certain medical criteria can qualify for either program.

Social Security Disability Insurance pays out benefits to you or your family of you are “insured”, this simply means that if you have worked enough to qualify by paying into Social Security you can qualify for benefits if you become disabled and can no longer work.

Supplemental Security Income is a program that pays out benefits to those based on a financial need.

When you apply for either program, medical information will be collected to determine if you meet the requirements for either program.

What If I Am Denied?

If your application is denied, our Little Rock Social Security lawyers can file an appeal on your behalf. There are many reasons a claim can be denied:

  • Medical reasons
  • Improper medical records
  • Missing documents
  • Lost paperwork

Whatever the reason you were denied, you are given the right to an appeal process and our attorneys work hard to ensure that your claim is approved.

Your free consultation with one of our experienced Little Rock Social Security lawyers is just a phone call away, what are you waiting for?

Auditors have reported that South Shore Hospital overcharged Medicare by around $341,000. The money will be reimbursed by the hospital.

WEYMOUTH —

South Shore Hospital is reimbursing the federal Medicare program for about $341,000 after federal auditors discovered nearly 250 billing or coding errors that created overpayments to the hospital.

The inspector general’s office at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sent a final report on the agency’s audit to the hospital earlier this month. The errors were discovered when auditors from the agency visited the Weymouth hospital last August and September to comb through records of claims from 2008 and 2009 that would be particularly susceptible to Medicare billing errors.

The auditors focused on a sample of 389 claims that could be susceptible to errors, and found 249 claims in that group with mistakes. The errors led to overpayments to the hospital totaling about $341,000 over the two years, the agency said.

South Shore Hospital spokeswoman Sarah Darcy said the hospital made internal improvements to prevent similar errors and… continue reading

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U.S. Rep. Mark Critz has offered an amendment that will help protect Medicare and Social Security. The amendment was made during Tuesday’s House debate.

U.S. Rep. Mark Critz, D – Johnstown, offered an amendment to protect Social Security and Medicare during Tuesday’s House debate on a stopgap measure to extend federal funding of government agencies through April 8.

The continuing resolution will expire March 18. Continuing resolutions keeps the federal government funded until a budget can be passed.

Critz’s motion failed by a vote of 190 to 239. His motion would have prohibited funds in the legislation from being used to implement a system that cuts Medicare benefits or privatizes Social Security.

“The folks I live with and live around come to rely on Social Security,” Critz told House members.

Critz is concerned that as more cuts are made to the federal budget, some may target Medicare or Social Security. He said that Social Security has $2.6 trillion in reserves and has not contributed to the federal deficit.

“Don’t buy into this crisis legislation,” he said.

Critz also used his time encourage… continue reading

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