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CarolTheCrone

"The FDA as we've known it is finished, with most of the leaders with institutional knowledge and a deep understanding of product development and safety no longer employed. I believe that history will see this a huge mistake."

#FDA #PublicHealth #NIH #Healthcare #Health #Food #Medicare #Prescriptions

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www.cidrap.umn.eduHHS begins layoffs, reassignments, including NIAID directorThe FDA is expected to lose 3,500 workers in the coming weeks.
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Maggie Maybe

I feel like an old person screaming at the clouds, but the banks are getting really weird lately.

If you follow me I’m sure you’ve seen me rant about #Discover card changing what they will allow people to dispute.

#USAA lowered my credit card limit & didn’t tell me. I wouldn’t be sure of it if I didn’t have an old statement to look at because it’s the same old limit from a few years ago, but they did.

I’m also pretty sure that they used to show the running total under the transaction description and amount, and it’s gone now. This is confusing because I just made a payment, that shows pending, and I can’t tell if the new amount is after the payment or not until after it posts, but I’m pretty sure that was the balance before I made the payment.

And #Wallgreens is a pharmacy not a bank, but I still think it’s shady AF that they took the retail price off the pharmacy print out so I have no idea what my medications cost without insurance until I get my EOB. I like knowing what these medication’s cost. Having this information made me decide that getting 10 mg of sumatriptan is absolutely stupid because six of those cost Medicare $800 when it’s less than $80 for six 5 mg & I can just get two of those instead (even though I pay two copays that way they’re only $4.15 so it’s worth it to not drain #medicare unnecessarily.)

Am I just an old person #screaming at clouds now?

#rant#grift#banking
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GuyC59

Social Security History, Women's History Month Edition Five:

hashtag#SocialSecurityat90
hashtag#StrongerTogether

In honor of Women's History Month, here is compilation of pioneering women in the history of the Social Security in America.

For more information and profiles of these and other notable individuals, please visit Social Security Pioneers: Women lnkd.in/eMcpqDui

Edition One linkedin.com/posts/guywclinch_ featured an expanded profile of Frances Perkins, Labor Secretary during the Franklin Delano Roosevelt administration and the driving force behind many of the progressive reforms underpinning America's post war success.

Edition Two: linkedin.com/posts/guywclinch_

Edition Three: linkedin.com/posts/guywclinch_

Edition Four - Shirtwaist Factory Fire: linkedin.com/posts/guywclinch_

Edition Five:
Martha A. McSteen (1923 - 1983)
Margaret M. Heckler (1931 - 2018)
Donna E. Shalala (1941 - )
Jane L. Ross (1942 - 2024)
Dorcas R. Hardy (1946 - 2019)Gwendolyn S. King (1940- )
Shirley Sears Chater (1932 - )
Jo Anne B. Barnhart (1950 - )
Yvette S. Jackson

More Social Security history: ssa.gov/history & #SSAHistGWC 

#SocialSecurity #socialinsurance #History #Disability #Retirement #Medicare #Unemployment #insurance #healthcare #NewDeal #OTD #SSDI #OASDI #equity #justice Social Security Administration

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Paul Chambers🚧

Agency for older adults and people with disabilities to be shuttered under #doge HHS cuts

The ACL was established in 2012 to bring together under one agency federal programs for older adults and people with disabilities that were previously administered by multiple organizations within HHS and in other agencies. Its

In fiscal 2022, the ACL provided more than 261 million meals to older adults, assistance such as respite care to more than 1.5 million family caregivers, and independent-living services to nearly 250,000 people with #disabilities #disabled #medicare #medicaid #USPol

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DOGE's press Release claims, "This reorganization will not impact Medicare and Medicaid services" but experts and beneficiaries are skeptical .

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An agency within HHS called the Administration for Community Living provides meals to older people, assistance such as respite care for family caregivers, and independent-living services for people with disabilities, among other services. Photo: Getty Images
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tjhowse

Just fired a bunch of PDFs at medibank to see if they'll give me some more money. I thought submitting everything to medicare would automatically lodge a claim against medibank? But no? Maybe I should've used the "Medicare Two-way claim" form? Who knows!

This is complicated and confusing, but I'm certain it's less so compared to the US system.

#healthcare#medibank#medicare
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Charlie McHenry

#Trump continues to do unthinkable things in his efforts to destroy the country and the American way of life. He’s insulting and denigrating long-time allies, walking away from alliances and treaties that have formed the basis, the foundations of our #ForeignPolicy. But worse, he’s threatening Canada, #Greenland and even #Europe with hostile action if they don’t submit to his outrageous and unprecedented demands. Al the while he’s appeasing Putin, spouting Russian talking points, and encouraging the worst, right-wing movements and leaders, like Orban in Hungary and Germany’s AFD party. #POTUS has single-handedly ruined our international reputation, decimated our health and human services agencies, destroyed our #NationalParks system, and appears to be going after #SocialSecurity and #Medicare. This is a serious shit-show, folks. It is necessary, a mandate really, to resist this madness to the extent possible, and to enlist others in the cause. #USPol #politics #Coup #AmericanCoup #RepublicansOwnThis

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GuyC59

On this Day in Social Security History:

#SocialSecurityat90 
#StrongerTogether

" Resolved, That the General Court of Massachusetts favors the immediate enactment by Congress of suitable legislation creating a national compulsory unemployment-insurance..." F.W. Cook, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in the US House of Representatives. ssa.gov/history/pdf/h416.pdf

3/27/1960 (March 27 - April 2, 1960) The sixth White House Conference on Children and Youth was held.
More: files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED0

3/27/1969 (March 27 & May 21, 1969) President Nixon signed the Reorganization Act. presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/

3/27/1891 SSA awarded a commu­nications terminal replacement contract to the Paradyne Corp. of Largo, Florida. See: The Paradyne Affair (Pg. 126) - ssa.gov/history/pdf/ota86.pdf

3/27/2006 SSA published its Disability Service Improvement initiative. s3-us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com
 
More Social Security history: ssa.gov/history/ & #SSAHistGWC 

#SocialSecurity #History #Disability #Retirement #Medicare #Unemployment #insurance #healthcare #NewDeal #OTD #SSDI #OASDI #equity #justice Social Security Administration

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Paul Chambers🚧

28/ BREAKING, Social Security again pushed back its timeline for In-person identity proofing for people unable to use their personal my Social Security account for certain services will be effective April 14, 2025.

The Trump - DOGE created chaos has received great pushback and is constantly changing, making seniors and the disabled nervous.

Under the updated policy beginning April 14, 2025, individuals applying for Social Security #Disability Insurance (SSDI), #Medicare, or Supplemental Security Income ( #SSI ) who cannot use a personal my Social Security account can complete their claim entirely over the telephone without the need to come into an office.

Individuals who cannot use their personal my Social Security account to apply for benefits will only need to prove their identity at a Social Security office if applying for Retirement, Survivors, or Auxiliary (Spouse or Child) benefits

People who do not already have a my Social Security account can create one at www.ssa.gov/myaccount/. It's beneficial whether you receive benefits or not.

#SocialSecurity #SSA #USPol

ssa.gov/news/press/releases/20

Press Release Wednesday, March 26, 2025 For Immediate Release Mark Hinkle, Press Officer press.office@ssa.gov Social Security Updates Recently Announced Identity Proofing Requirements In-Person Requirement Will Not Apply to Disability Insurance, Medicare, and SSI Applications The Social Security Administration (SSA) is taking proactive steps to enhance the security of its services by implementing stronger identity verification procedures. The updated measures will further safeguard Social Security records and benefits for millions of Americans against fraudulent activity. In-person identity proofing for people unable to use their personal my Social Security account for certain services will be effective April 14, 2025.
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CopterDoctor

Ron DeSsntis wants to lower the age kids can work to make up for the migrant deportations. What’s next? Raise retirement age to 75?

The #FascistGOP created the problem, let their kids work the harvests and rebuild homes after hurricanes.

When the #GOP come for #Medicare, #MAGA is going to be pretty pissed when Mom & Dad move in with their kids.

In only 66 days Trump has broken so many things. I think people should have taken Project 2025 seriously.

#SignalGate
#FireHegseth
#FireGabbard

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