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Turned down for federal disability payments, thousands die waiting for appeals to be heard

Mark Johnson, Milwaukee Journal SentinelComments Off on Turned down for federal disability payments, thousands die waiting for appeals to be heard

In fiscal year 2017, 10,002 Americans stuck on the appeals backlog for Social Security Disability Insurance died waiting for a response.

Mark Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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