Veterans Benefits
VA Tests Assisted Account Setup at Six Medical Centers
VA’s October 7, 2026 announcement describes an optional account-setup pilot at six medical centers, not a change to disability eligibility or approval.
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News & Legal Updates
Reporting and explainers on Social Security, workers’ compensation, Medicare, VA benefits and disability-related legal developments. Each article separates documented developments from allegations and proposals.
38 articles. Original publication dates and substantive updates appear in each article.
Workers’ Compensation
New York Enacts Broader Workers’ Compensation Provider Authorization for 2028
New York enacted broader provider authorization in 2026, but the change takes effect January 1, 2028. Learn what that means for injured workers seeking care now.
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Medicare Open Enrollment: Review 2027 Coverage by December 7
Medicare’s fall enrollment window runs through December 7, 2026. Review your own 2027 coverage rather than relying on national premium averages.
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2027 Social Security COLA: What Disability Recipients Should Know
SSA announced a 3.6% COLA for 2027. See when it begins, new SSI federal standards and disability work thresholds, and what to check in your notice.
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Social Security Funding Headlines: What They Mean for Disability
Read disability financing headlines with the right program and projection in mind, including the separate SSDI and retirement trust funds.
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SSA Online Services: What Disability Applicants Can Do
Explore online claim-status tools, benefit records and document uploads, including tasks that still need another submission method.
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The Future of the Grid Rules: Current Rules and Policy Debate
See how the medical-vocational grid rules fit into disability decisions and what would need verification before treating a policy debate as a change.
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How Congress and SSA Shape Disability Policy
Understand the different roles of legislation, SSA rules, program funding and court decisions when following disability policy developments.
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2026 Disability Benefit Changes: Amounts and Work Thresholds
Review the 2026 COLA, SSI federal payment standards and disability work thresholds, with a separate link to the newly announced 2027 changes.
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Continuing Disability Reviews: Backlogs and SSA’s 2026 Change
Understand delayed disability reviews, SSA’s announced 2026 processing change, and why a backlog does not remove your reporting duties.
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Occupational Data and Automation: What Has Actually Changed
Understand SSA’s occupational-data project, its 2024 jobs-list update, and the difference between new evidence tools and a changed disability rule.
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Proposed Disability Rule Changes: How to Check What Applies
Separate proposals, final rules and implementation dates before applying a disability policy headline to your own Social Security claim.
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