disability benefits

Cleveland Browns running back Willis McGahee is helped from the field after getting injured during an NFL game against the New England Patriots on Dec. 8, 2013. Ten retired NFL players, including McGahee, accused the league of lies, bad faith and flagrant violations of federal law in denying disability benefits in a potential class action lawsuit filed on Thursday in Baltimore.

Former NFL players are suing the league over denied disability benefits

10:09am February 10, 2023

by Ayana Archie

Ten former players are suing the National Football League, claiming its doctors were biased and purposely gave them unfavorable reports so the NFL could justify not paying for disability benefits.

In this April 28, 2011, photo, an Afghan national army pickup truck passes parked U.S. armored military vehicles as smoke rises from a fire in a trash burn pit at Forward Operating Base Caferetta Nawzad, Helmand province south of Kabul, Afghanistan.

House to vote on bill to help veterans exposed to burn pits

4:11am March 03, 2022

by The Associated Press

The bill would open up federal health care benefits to millions of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans exposed to toxic substances during their service.

Once the rules for implementing it are worked out, a bill signed into federal law in December will eliminate the required five-month waiting period for diagnosed ALS patients to begin disability benefits, enabling quicker Medicare coverage as well.

ALS Patients To Gain Quicker Access To Disability Benefits And Medicare

5:00am January 20, 2021

by Michelle Andrews

Lou Gehrig's disease can take months to diagnose, then rapidly incapacitate patients, leaving many families bankrupt before disability payments and Medicare kick in. A recent law aims to change that.

Colorado estimates that about 15% of the 12 million letters it sends to beneficiaries of public assistance programs each year are returned unopened, left to pile up in county offices like this one in Colorado Springs. That amounts to about 1.8 million pie

Return To Sender? Just One Missed Letter Can Be Enough To End Medicaid Benefits

5:00am November 01, 2019

by Markian Hawryluk

Colorado, like a number of states, is struggling with huge piles of returned mail linked to public aid programs such as Medicaid or food stamps. But is dropping people from such assistance the answer?

Many Americans with disabilities who live in rural areas of the U.S. said it would be a challenge for them to cover an unexpected $1,000 expense, according to the results of a new poll.

Rural Health: Financial Insecurity Plagues Many Who Live With Disability

7:35pm June 12, 2019

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

Having to come up with $1,000 unexpectedly can be a challenge for anyone. NPR's recent poll on rural health found that especially true for one group: people with disabilities.

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Izzie with her service dog, Zandra. Spinergy welcomed Zandra, who is able to retrieve things when Izzie drops them.

Many Are Replacing Disability Checks With Paychecks

10:15pm May 22, 2019

by Scott Horsley

The nation's disability rolls swelled during the Great Recession. But more disabled people are now finding work, and employers are more willing to make allowances, thanks to the tight job market.

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