The impact of physician office closings
A recent Merritt Hawkins Survey of America’s Physicians detailed the changes that have occurred due to the pandemic: Approximately 16,000 practices have already closed. Nearly three-quarters of physicians have experienced some reduction in income with 55 percent...
A new way to manage complex disability claims
The degree of complexity within each disability claim has always varied, with some presenting as straight-forward that end with a return to work, while others exhibit a level of subjectivity that require a rigorous approach to uncover otherwise obscure factors that...
2020 Compassionate Allowance list — Five conditions added
The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently announced the addition of five conditions to the Compassionate Allowance (CAL) list. The CAL list was first formed in 2008 to help identify conditions so severe they automatically meet SSA’s definition of disability....