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Trying to get through to Social Security on its 800 number? Be very, very patient. Wait times have been averaging roughly 35 minutes. In September, the latest data available, the average time on ...
If you recently filed a Social Security Disability Insurance claim, you could have a long wait ahead to see if you're approved. The average wait time for initial disability decisions hit an all ...
The fee is capped by Social Security at 25% of the past-due amount or $7,200, whichever is less. If there is no back pay then there’s no fee — even if you receive benefits going forward. More ...
Reported wait times for repeat patients have increased from 3.5 days to nearly 6 days. The VA paid for nearly 200,000 veterans to see private doctors, and average wait time to see a primary care doctor decreased from 51 to 43 days. [80]
The Walter Reed Army Medical Center neglect scandal refers to a series of allegations of unsatisfactory conditions, treatment of patients, and management at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) in Washington, D.C., culminating in two articles published by The Washington Post in February 2007.
And all Social Security beneficiaries, including the other roughly 68 million Americans unaffected by the new law, "will face delays and increased wait times as SSA prioritizes this new workload ...
In the U.S., the average wait time for a first-time appointment is 24 days (≈3 times faster than in Canada); wait times for Emergency Room (ER) services averaged 24 minutes (more than 4x faster than in Canada); wait times for specialists averaged between 3–6.4 weeks (over 6x faster than in Canada). [57]
Top reasons to wait until age 70 to claim Social Security benefits Just a fraction of retirees wait until age 70 to claim their Social Security benefit, which is fattened 24 percent above their ...