Disability benefits are available for people with certain types of disabling back pain and their dependents. To qualify, you’ll need supporting evidence like medical records and test results. Share on ...

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, ...

This article was updated on April 25, 2017. Most people think of Social Security as a retirement program, but disability benefits are also a huge part of Social Security. About 8.8 million Americans ...

(Editor’s note: The federal government has removed several web pages linked to in this brief. Where possible, links to archived versions have been inserted.) Data are the cornerstone of public health ...