​Merit Disability for SSI/SSDI Income Benefits

Merit Disability is dedicated in assisting hospitals and outpatient care providers in their patient eligibility screening and enrollment support for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Income (SSDI). For providers, this can lead to additional Medicaid/Medicare reimbursement, higher DSH percentages, significant cost benefits of 340B status and an enhanced ongoing provider – patient relationship.
Merit Disability devotes 100% of its practice to Social Security Disability.  With years of experience in all steps of the disability process, we know what is needed to get individuals approved for medical benefits.
At no cost to providers, trust Merit Disability to:

• Screen your current and former patients for Social Security Disability benefits and educate them about the SSI/SSDI enrollment process.
• Guide those potentially eligible  through the application process and if necessary advocate for them at any required hearings and appeals.
• Report back to the referring healthcare provider when a patient receives Medicaid/Medicare eligibility.

Service to you and your patients is founded on a local approach.  This means devoted specialists located in close proximity to you and your patients for enhanced quality response to any questions or concerns that may arise within the disability process. We make sure individuals do not fall into the cracks.

Benefits to Providers

• Zero Cost to the Health Care Providers - Our fee is received only after identifying and successfully qualifying patients for disability—and only through the back-award to the patient. This is governed and paid by the government, not from billing the patient or his/her health care provider.

• Incremental Reimbursement Potential - Enrolling a few hundred patients in SSI/SSDI can lead to millions in reimbursement. Integration of all affiliated outpatient clinics maximizes potential reimbursements.

• No Capital Investment Needed - There’s no need for budget outlays for equipment, personnel, training or expensive software systems.

• Enhanced Ongoing Provider – Patient Relationship ​- ​As a result of a current or former patient being awarded Social Security Disability Benefits, you can form a mutually beneficial Provider – Patient relationship for ongoing care.​

Benefits to Patients

• Necessary Income - Financial support from SSA that can include tens of thousands of dollars each year for a disabled individual or his/her family.
• Specialized Advocacy - Although this may be their first attempt at securing Social Security Disability Benefits, this is not ours.  We have specialized knowledge and experience on how SSA’s rules apply to your patients’ circumstances and conditions.

• Ease of Mind - We specialize in collecting all relevant medical history and opinions as to patient’s aliments and providing it to SSA, therefore significantly reducing frustration for patients acting on their own.

• No Cost Unless We Win - Our fees are contingent to the patient being awarded benefits and are paid directly by the government.  This means at no time do we bill the patient or his/her health care provider.