The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced today a renewed emphasis on expanding opportunities for organizations to join the agency’s Health Information Technology (Health IT) program. Health ...

but it still takes too long for the Social Security Administration and state-level Disability Determination Services offices to make initial decisions for those applying for disability benefits.” ...

Some recipients who rely on the agency for assistance are questioning how the changes could impact disability determination services, as many state departments that are responsible for processing ...

Home and Community-Based Services are funded through state ... these programs often do not have the same burdensome disability determinations as the Social Security Administration.

The spokesperson shared the following statement further explaining the issue: "Each state has a state agency called Disability Determination Services (DDS) to process disability claims for the ...

it takes an average of 337 days for the Georgia Disability Determination Services team to process a Social Security disability claim. That’s only one step of the 3-step determination process and ...

When making determinations, the committee considers severity ... Are there other effective means (such as alternative accommodations and/or services) that would mitigate the disability related barrier ...