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Articles about the Social Security Administration (SSA) from Nash Disability Law in Chicago. We help Chicago people win Social Security Disability

Your Disability Hearing Is Scheduled—Now What? (Part 2)

September 2, 2025

Your disability hearing is one of the most important parts of the disability benefits application process, because your testimony during the hearing can have a major effect on the outcome of your case. Being well-prepared for your hearing starts here. This article is a must-read for anyone who is applying for Social Security Disability benefits

Visiting a Social Security Office? You Must Do This First

January 4, 2025

An in-person visit to a Social Security office can be important when you need personal assistance with complex situations, require help navigating paperwork, have questions that can’t be easily answered over the phone, or need to provide original documents that cannot be submitted electronically. This is especially true if you’re dealing with a significant life change

Social Security Changes Rules for How You Can Attend Your Disability Hearing

January 3, 2025

Before the COVID pandemic, if you were appealing a denial of Social Security Disability benefits, you basically had only one option for your appeal hearing: going to a Social Security Administration (SSA) facility to appear before an administrative law judge, either live in person or by video teleconference with another SSA office. When disability hearing offices

Sick Patients Are Bailing Out of Medicare Advantage (And it’s Costing You)

January 2, 2025

It is not hard to understand the tantalizing allure of Medicare Advantage (MA) plans—also known as Medicare Part C. The private insurers behind the government-funded plans promise to provide seniors and people with disabilities the same benefits they would get from traditional Medicare plans at low or even $0 premiums. Furthermore, they often offer extra

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