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President Trump and temporary government employee, ElonMusk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) madechanges in how the Social Security Administration handled certainmatters, such as applications for benefits and change of addressduring the early days of the new administration. All new applications for benefits were held 3 days, under the newpolicy, to check for fraud. Combined with…
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On May 7, 2025 Frank Bisignano was sworn in as the new Social Security Commissioner. Mr. Bisignano comes from Fiserv, a leading global payments and financial tech company, where he served as Chairman & CEO.
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Summer 2021 Newsletter STILL STANDING…AND PRACTICING I published the first issue of Social Security & You in Spring of 1993. Some years I’ve published more issues than others. The most recent issue was dated Spring 2019: over 2 years ago. The world was a much different place then. Especially for me. Read the full newsletter…
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Spring 2019 Newsletter An Opioid Story I’ve changed his name. Let’s call him Gerald. He was a laborer. And by that I don’t mean that he just did physical work. He was a card-carrying member the Labor’s Union local. And that meant a lot to him. I represented him for Social Security disability and Michigan…
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SSA CHANGES COURSE AGAIN
President Trump and temporary government employee, Elon
Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) made
changes in how the Social Security Administration handled certain
matters, such as applications for benefits and change of address
during the early days of the new administration.
All new applications for benefits were held 3 days, under the new
policy, to check for fraud. Combined with staffing cutbacks (7,000
employees) the backlog of pending applications quickly grew to
575,000 cases.
These, and other matters, had to be handled online through the
“my Social Security” platform or via an in-person visit. When
lawmakers, advocates, and ordinary citizens complained (loudly),
SSA reversed course and said it would continue to allow routine
matters be handled over the phone.
Of the 575,000 pending claims, 140,000 have been waiting 60
days, according to CNN.
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