(Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images) The administration said people applying for disability, Medicare ... advocates such as AARP criticized the initial changes to ID requirements ...

Here’s what you need to know ahead of the new Social Security identification policy ... applying for Social Security Disability Insurance, Medicare, or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) to complete ...

Q: Is it true the rumor that all Social Security beneficiaries will have to go to a location to verify their identity to ...

Medicare, or Supplemental Security Income who are not able to use the agency's online portal, can complete their claim entirely over the phone instead of in person. Other SSA applicants will still ...

Here’s what you need to know ahead of the new Social Security identification ... Disability Insurance, Medicare, or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) to complete their claim by other means.

As it stands today: For other activities that require an ID check, such as changing direct ... “The Trump Administration will not cut Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid benefits.” ...

Many new and existing Social Security beneficiaries will be able to verify their identities only by using an online system or going to a Social Security office.

This new policy replaces the long-standing practice of being able to complete the entire benefit ... state-issued ID card, or US passport. The new process requiring field office visits for those ...

“Medicare, disability and SSI applications will be exempt from in-person identity proofing because multiple opportunities exist during the decision process to verify a person’s identity.” The SSA also ...

An SSA spokesperson says about 63 percent of applications for retirement benefits, disability benefits and Medicare (which ... everyone seeking help." AARP also raised questions about the SSA's rapid ...