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This article originally appeared on ProPublica. It’s never been easy to qualify for Social Security disability benefits. Christopher Tincher knows this firsthand. Tincher began his working life in a ...

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Last year, Julia Tilley and her husband were finally able to purchase their health insurance on the marketplace. Tilley, a home healthcare worker, takes care of her adult daughter with autism and a ...

Short-term disability is a type of government-run insurance or employer benefit that gives you income replacement for a temporary period when you are unable to work due to a covered illness, injury, ...

The Trump administration is proposing changes to Social Security that could reshape how millions of older Americans qualify for disability benefits, and critics warn it could leave some struggling ...

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