SSD vs. SSI

The effort to expand Medicaid in Virginia has been repeatedly defeated by the Republican controlled General Assembly in the last few years. For impoverished adults (who do not have children) to receive adequate basic health care in Virginia, they must still meet Social Security disability requirements by being approved for Social Security disability insurance and/or […]

The Social Security Administration began its life in the 1930’s as an insurance company with the creation of Social Security as a retirement pension plan. Yes, your Social Security Administration is an insurance company at its core. In the 1950’s, a line of disability insurance was added to the retirement pension program. Later still, in […]