SOCIAL SECURITY INFORMATION USA
This page has been updated and replaced by our new Wiki page:
Social security information – USA
------------------------------------------------------------
Basic
Social Security Information
Listed below is information on how to apply, appeal decisions, online
assistance.
Special
sections for Canada and for pensions United Kingdom
===============================================
Social
Security Online
http://www.ssa.gov/
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Online
Social Security Handbook
The Social Security Handbook includes the provisions of the Social Security Act (the Act), regulations issued under the Act, and precedential case decisions (rulings). It is one of numerous publications about the Social Security programs. It is a readable, easy to understand resource for the very complex Social Security programs and services.
The Social Security programs are so complex it is impossible to include information about every topic. However, we have included what we believe is the most common and helpful information. In case of a conflict between the contents of the Handbook and the Act, Regulations, and Rulings, the latter take precedence.
Information about benefit programs administered by other agencies can be found at http://www.govbenefits.gov/jsp/GovBenefits.jsp.
http://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/handbook/ssa-hbk.htm
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Social
Security Online Office Locator
http://s3abaca.ssa.gov/pro/fol/fol-home.html
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Frequently
Asked Questions on SSNs and Privacy
http://www.cpsr.org/cpsr/privacy/ssn/ssn.faq.html
--------------------------------------------------------------------
AARP -
Social Security
http://www.aarp.org/socialsecurity/
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Social
security law: an overview
Social security is designed, as the title suggests, to provide security. To protect individuals from unforeseen catastrophes, the government spreads certain risks among all members of society so that no single family bears the full burden of such occurrences.
In the United States, the Social Security Program was created in 1935 (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) to provide old age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits to workers and their families. Unlike welfare, social security benefits are paid to an individual or his or her family at least in part on the basis of that person's employment record and prior contributions to the system. The program is administered by the Social Secuirty Administration (SSA) and since 1965 it has included health insurance benefits under the Medicare program. While the original act used Social Security in a broad sense and included federally funded welfare programs and unemployment compensation within its scope, current usage associates the phrase with old age, survivors, and disability insurance.
The Federal Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) pays out monthly benefits to retired people, to families whose wage earner has died, and to workers unemployed due to sickness or accident. Workers qualify for its protection by having been employed for a minimum amount of time and by having made contributions to the program. Once an individual has qualified for protection, certain other family members are, as well. Financial need is not a requirement.
While the Social Security Act (federal law) governs an applicant's right to benefits, state substantive law governs some of the family relationship issues that may bear on that right such as the validity of a marriage.
For greater detail on all these points visit the LII's Social Security Library.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/social_security.html
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Social
Security Advisory Board
The Social
Security Advisory Board (SSAB) is an independent, bipartisan board
created by Congress and appointed by the President and the Congress to
advise
the President, the Congress, and the Commissioner of Social Security on
matters
related to the Social Security and Supplemental Security
Income programs
http://www.ssab.gov/
--------------------------------------------------------------------
USA - Social Security Appeals
http://ssa-custhelp.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/ssa.cfg/php/enduser/std_alp.php?sub_category_menus=%7Eany%7E&p_cat_lvl2=%7Eany%7E&p_lva=&p_li=&required=qcat&p_page=1&p_new_search=1&_dflt_sub_category=%7Eany%7E&p_cat_lvl1=50&go=Go
--------------------------------------------------------------------
How Do I
Appeal A Social Security Decision?
http://ssa-custhelp.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/ssa.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_sid=OUR7iQ1h&p_lva=&p_faqid=189&p_created=956062372&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9ncmlkc29ydD0mcF9yb3dfY250PTIwJnBfY2F0X2x2bDE9NTAmcF9jYXRfbHZsMj1_YW55fiZwX3BhZ2U9MQ
&p_li=
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Social Security Disability Secrets
http://www.disabilitysecrets.com/
--------------------------------------------------------------
How To File An Unfair Treatment Complaint
The Social Security Administration wants to treat fairly and equally all claimants and their representatives. We do not treat you differently because of your race, sex, age or disability, the amount of money you have, or any other reason. Below we tell you more about what you should do if you think the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) who conducted your hearing treated you unfairly.
If you think any ALJ treated you unfairly, you should tell us about it and ask us to look into it. You can ask at any time, even while we are deciding your claims for benefits. If you think the ALJ who will conduct your hearing is not fair, you can ask for another ALJ to hear your claim
You should give us your complaint in writing. But you also can tell us about your complaint, and we will write it down for you. Please give us as many details as you can, including:
your name, address, and telephone number;
your Social Security number;
whether you are the claimant or you are making the complaint for someone else;
the name, address and telephone number of the person you are making the complaint for (if not for yourself);
how you think you were unfairly treated, and who treated you unfairly;
when you think you were unfairly treated, and
who else saw or heard the unfair treatment.
Also please tell what actions or words you thought were unfair.
Anyone in this office or any other Social Security office can help you make your complaint. You also can write to:
The Chief Administrative Law Judge
Office of Hearings and Appeals
5107 Leesburg Pike
Falls Church, VA 22041-3255
First, we will let you know promptly that we received your complaint. Someone who has not been handling your claim before will look into the information you gave us in your complaint. After we do this, we will let you know the results.
If you are appealing your claim, the Appeals Council will look into your complaint as part of your appeal. The results of the review will be part of the decision on your appeal.
If you think that we are not doing all we have said we would do, please write to:
Special Counsel
Office of Hearings and Appeals
5107 Leesburg Pike
Falls Church, VA 22041-3255
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Top:
Society: Law: Legal Information: Social Security Law
DMOZ Open Directory Project
http://dmoz.org/Society/Law/Legal_Information/Social_Security_Law/
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Social
Security and Medicare Web Links
http://www.independenceinc.org/giant/ssmed.htm
--------------------------------------------------------------------
The Social Security Network
http://www.socsec.org/index.html
--------------------------------------------------------------------
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/women/
--------------------------------------------------------------------
SOCIAL SECURITY ADVISORY SERVICE
Note: SSAS
offers information about Social Security and its programs,
but is not affiliated with the Social Security Administration (SSA) or
any other
agency.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
About Social Security
Social Security is a method of providing a continuing income to you and your family if your earnings stop or are reduced by retirement, disability or death. Social Security payments will not replace all lost income, however, and you should be prepared to supplement it with savings, investments, other insurance or pensions.
http://www.metlife.com/Applications/Corporate/WPS/CDA/PageGenerator/0,1674,P1999,00.html
===========================
Join us as we work for lymphedema patients everywhere:
Advocates for Lymphedema
Dedicated to be an advocacy group for lymphedema patients. Working towards education, legal reform, changing insurance practices, promoting research, reaching for a cure.
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/AdvocatesforLymphedema/
Subscribe: | AdvocatesforLymphedema-subscribe@yahoogroups.com |
Pat O'Connor
Lymphedema People / Advocates for Lymphedema
===========================
For information about Lymphedema
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/wiki/doku.php?id=lymphedema\
For Information about Lymphedema Complications
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/wiki/doku.php?id=complications_of_lymphedema
For Lymphedema Personal Stories
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/phpBB3/viewforum.php?f=3
For information about How to Treat a Lymphedema Wound
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/wiki/doku.php?id=how_to_treat_a_lymphedema_wound
For information about Lymphedema Treatment
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/wiki/doku.php?id=treatment
For information about Exercises for Lymphedema
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/wiki/doku.php?id=exercises_for_lymphedema
For information on Infections Associated with Lymphedema
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/wiki/doku.php?id=infections_associated_with_lymphedema
For information on Lymphedema in Children
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/wiki/doku.php?id=lymphedema_in_children
Lymphedema Glossary
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/wiki/doku.php?id=glossary:listing
===========================
Lymphedema People - Support Groups
-----------------------------------------------
Children
with Lymphedema
The time has come for families, parents, caregivers to have a support
group of
their own. Support group for parents, families and caregivers of
chilren with
lymphedema. Sharing information on coping, diagnosis, treatment and
prognosis.
Sponsored by Lymphedema People.
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/childrenwithlymphedema/
Subscribe: childrenwithlymphedema-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
......................
Lipedema
Lipodema Lipoedema
No matter how you spell it, this is another very little understood and
totally
frustrating conditions out there. This will be a support group for
those
suffering with lipedema/lipodema. A place for information, sharing
experiences,
exploring treatment options and coping.
Come join, be a part of the family!
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/lipedema_lipodema_lipoedema/?yguid=209645515
Subscribe: lipedema_lipodema_lipoedema-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
......................
MEN WITH LYMPHEDEMA
If you are a
man with lymphedema; a man with a loved one with lymphedema who you are
trying
to help and understand come join us and discover what it is to be the
master
instead of the sufferer of lymphedema.
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/menwithlymphedema/
Subscribe: menwithlymphedema-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
......................
All
About Lymphangiectasia
Support group for parents, patients, children who suffer from all forms
of
lymphangiectasia. This condition is caused by dilation of the
lymphatics. It can
affect the intestinal tract, lungs and other critical body areas.
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/allaboutlymphangiectasia/
Subscribe: allaboutlymphangiectasia-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
......................
Lymphatic
Disorders Support Group @ Yahoo Groups
While we have a number
of support groups for lymphedema... there is nothing out there for
other
lymphatic disorders. Because we have one of the most comprehensive
information
sites on all lymphatic disorders, I thought perhaps, it is time that
one be
offered.
DISCRIPTION
Information and support for rare and unusual disorders affecting the
lymph
system. Includes lymphangiomas, lymphatic malformations,
telangiectasia,
hennekam's syndrome, distichiasis, Figueroa
syndrome, ptosis syndrome, plus many more. Extensive database of
information
available through sister site Lymphedema People.
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/lymphaticdisorders/
Subscribe: lymphaticdisorders-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
......................
===========================Lymphedema People New Wiki Pages
Have you seen
our new “Wiki”
pages
yet? Listed below
are just a sample
of the more than 140 pages now listed in our Wiki section. We are also
working
on hundred more. Come
and take a
stroll!
Lymphedema
Glossary
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/wiki/doku.php?id=glossary:listing
Lymphedema
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/wiki/doku.php?id=lymphedema
Arm Lymphedema
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/wiki/doku.php?id=arm_lymphedema
Leg Lymphedema
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/wiki/doku.php?id=leg_lymphedema
Acute
Lymphedema
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/wiki/doku.php?id=acute_lymphedema
The Lymphedema
Diet
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/wiki/doku.php?id=the_lymphedema_diet
Exercises for
Lymphedema
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/wiki/doku.php?id=exercises_for_lymphedema
Diuretics are
not for Lymphedema
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/wiki/doku.php?id=diuretics_are_not_for_lymphedema
Lymphedema
People Online Support Groups
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/wiki/doku.php?id=lymphedema_people_online_support_groups
Lipedema
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/wiki/doku.php?id=lipedema
Treatment
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/wiki/doku.php?id=treatment
Lymphedema and
Pain Management
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/wiki/doku.php?id=lymphedema_and_pain_management
Manual
Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) and Complex Decongestive Therapy (CDT)
Infections
Associated with Lymphedema
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/wiki/doku.php?id=infections_associated_with_lymphedema
How to Treat a
Lymphedema Wound
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/wiki/doku.php?id=how_to_treat_a_lymphedema_wound
Fungal
Infections Associated with Lymphe
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/wiki/doku.php?id=fungal_infections_associated_with_lymphedema
Lymphedema in
Children
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/wiki/doku.php?id=lymphedema_in_children
Lymphoscintigraphy
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/wiki/doku.php?id=lymphoscintigraphy
Magnetic
Resonance Imaging
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/wiki/doku.php?id=magnetic_resonance_imaging
Extraperitoneal
para-aortic lymph node dissection (EPLND)
Axillary
node biopsy
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/wiki/doku.php?id=axillary_node_biopsy
Sentinel Node
Biopsy
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/wiki/doku.php?id=sentinel_node_biopsy
Small
Needle Biopsy - Fine Needle Aspiration
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/wiki/doku.php?id=small_needle_biopsy
Magnetic
Resonance Imaging
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/wiki/doku.php?id=magnetic_resonance_imaging
Lymphedema
Gene FOXC2
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/wiki/doku.php?id=lymphedema_gene_foxc2
Lymphedema Gene VEGFC
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/wiki/doku.php?id=lymphedema_gene_vegfc
Lymphedema Gene SOX18
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/wiki/doku.php?id=lymphedema_gene_sox18
Lymphedema
and Pregnancy
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/wiki/doku.php?id=lymphedema_and_pregnancy
Home page: Lymphedema People
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com
Page Updated: Nov. 29, 2011