I'm gonna try and make this short and sweet,I'm 38yrs old with many health condition from not taking care of my diabetes.been trying to get sssd,the lawyer I have [I]STINKS,been to 2 hearing and still been denied,my attorney appealed the last unfavorable decision,denied for that to.tryed contracting my attorney on what to do and pretty much seem like he lost interest in it.Learn something about my insured date ran out so I can now only apply for ssi,what should I do.Lost plus going thru withdrawls from pain ,that I was on after open hearth surgery,So I'm pretty shrewed up right now.HELP!!!!!

Best to start a new thread. The more detailed your description of WHY the ALJ denied you would be helpful. Did you simply not appeal the last decision?

options for those needing discounted/free meds

http://www.mendosa.com/financial_aid.htm

Another source for free and/or discounted meds.....

NEEDY MEDS

"Prescription assistance can be offered in the way of Patient Assistance Programs (PAPs), which are created by pharmaceutical companies to provide free or discounted medicines to people who are unable to afford them. Each program has its own qualifying criteria."


You can also call the rx manufacturer directly to find out if they have a Patient Assistance Program. If so, they will mail you the application w/in 48 hrs. This process is much faster than going through NeedyMeds.


TIP: ALWAYS ASK YOUR DOCTOR FOR SAMPLES OF YOUR RX. THEY ARE ALWAYS FREE!!!!!





HTH

Excellent Washington Post article explaining the SSI/SSDI backlog

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/nat...ent/?tid=sm_fb

"The backlog got bigger. The office is now 1 million cases behind."