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Report No. |
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| Date Sept. 27, 1996 |
Report No. HEHS-96-170 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 1996 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Social Security, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives SSA DISABILITY REDESIGN More Testing Needed to Assess Feasibility of New Claim Manager Position G A O years
1921 - 1996 GAO/HEHS-96-170 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Huma... |
| Date July 15, 1996 |
Report No. HEHS-96-171R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Health, Education and Human Services Division B-270743 July 15, 1996 Security The Honorable Jim Bunning Chairman, Subcommittee on Social Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives
Dear Mr. Chairman: Between 1985 and 1995, the size of the Disability Insurance (DI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) caseloads grew from 4.2 ... |
| Date July 11, 1996 |
Report No. HEHS-96-87 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
July 1996 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY Backlog Reduction Efforts Under Way; Significant Challenges Remain G A O years
1921 - 1996 GAO/HEHS-96-87 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-2616... |
| Date July 11, 1996 |
Report No. HEHS-96-133 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
July 1996 Report to the Chairman, Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate SSA DISABILITY Return-to-Work Strategies From Other Systems May Improve Federal Programs G A O years
1921 - 1996 GAO/HEHS-96-133 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-261785 July 11, 1996 The Honorable Wi... |
| Date June 5, 1996 |
Report No. T-HEHS-96-147 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:00 a.m. EDT, Wednesday, June 5, 1996 Testimony
Before the Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate SOCIAL SECURITY Disability Programs Lag in Promoting Return to Work
Statement of Jane L. Ross, Director, Income Security Issues Health, Education, and Human Services Division G A O years
1921 - 1996 GAO/T-HEHS-96-147 Soc... |
| Date April 24, 1996 |
Report No. HEHS-96-62 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 1996 Report to the Chairman, Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate SSA DISABILITY Program Redesign Necessary to Encourage Return to Work G A O years
1921 - 1996 GAO/HEHS-96-62 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-256285 April 24, 1996 The Honorable William S. Cohen Cha... |
| Date March 20, 1996 |
Report No. HEHS-96-109R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education and Human Services Division B-271373 March 20, 1996 Jr. The Honorable William V. Roth, Chairman, Committee on Finance United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: This letter responds to your request for information regarding the linkage between the earnings limit for Social Security retirees and the earnings limit to ... |
| Date Sept. 19, 1995 |
Report No. HEHS-95-185 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 1995 Report to Congressional Requesters DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT Regional Carriers’ Coverage Criteria Are Consistent With Medicare Law GAO/HEHS-95-185 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-258071 September 19, 1995 The Honorable William V. Roth, Jr. Chairman The Ho... |
| Date July 28, 1995 |
Report No. HEHS-95-228R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office
Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education and Human Services Division B-261609 July 28, 1995 The Honorable Sam M. Gibbons Ranking Minority Member Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives Dear Mr. Gibbons: Over the last several years, backlogs and case processing times have increased substantially at the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Offic... |
| Date July 1, 1995 |
Report No. AA-95-14(3) |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO GAO
July 1995 Health, Education and Human Services
~~~Division Income Security Issue Area Active Assignments GAO/AA-95-14(3) Foreword This report was prepared primarily to inform Congressional members and key staff of ongoing assignments in the General Accounting Office's Income Security issue area This report contains assignments that were ongoing as of... |
| Date June 8, 1995 |
Report No. GGD-95-135 |
Title
United State? General Accounting Of’ fIce GAO
June 1995 Report to Congressional Requesters FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ ,COMPENSATION ACT Redefining Continuation af Pay Could Result in Additional Refunds to the ‘ Govetiment .’ GACVGGD-95-136 : .: ._ -. GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 --General Government Division ___..~~ B-259958 June 8, 1995 The Honorable Joseph I... |
| Date May 23, 1995 |
Report No. T-HEHS-95-164 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Social Security Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives For Release on Delivery Expected at 1O:OO a.m. Tuesday, May 23, 1995 DISABILITY INSURANCE Broader Management Focus Needed to Better Control Caseload
Statement of Jane L. Ross, Director, Income Security Issues Health, Education, and Human Services Div... |
| Date March 27, 1995 |
Report No. T-HEHS-95-120 |
Title
United States General Accounting Offke GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. Monday, March 27, 1995 Testimony
Before the Committee on Finance U.S. Senate SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME Recipient Population Has Changed as CaseloadsHave Burgeoned
Statement of Jane L. Ross, Director, Income Security Issues Health, Education, and Human Services Division GAO/T.-HEHS-95-120 . i Mr. Chairman an... |
| Date March 2, 1995 |
Report No. T-HEHS-95-97 |
Title
United States General Accounting Offke GAO Testimony
Before the Special Committee on Aging U.S. Senate For Releaseon Delivery Expectedat 9:30 a.m. Thursday, March 2,1995 SOCIAL SECURITY Federal Disability Programs Face Major Issues
Statement of Jane E. Ross, Director, Income Security Issues Health, Education, and Human Services Division I 06 GAO/T-HEHS-95-97 2213 /IS3 6 20 Mr. Chairman and Members... |
| Date Feb. 15, 1995 |
Report No. HEHS-95-59 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
February 1995 Report to Congressional Commitees SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Leadership Challenges Accompany Transition to an Independent Agency GAO/HEHS-95-59 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-258832 February 15, 1995 The Honorable Bob Packwood Chairman The Honorable Dan... |
| Date July 29, 1994 |
Report No. HEHS-94-212R |
Title
GAO UnitedStat~
General Accounting CMf’ ice Washington, D.C. 20648 Edncation and Human Services Division Health, B-254606
July jF 29, 1994 The Honorable William S. Cohen Ranking Minority Member Special Committee on Aging United States Senate Dear Senator Cohen: In response to your July 1993 request, we have examined the Social Security Administration's (SSA's) new process for conducting continui... |
| Date June 3, 1994 |
Report No. HEHS-94-107 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO’
June 1994 Report to the Chairman, Committee on . Finance, U.S. Senate I SOCIALf!3ECURITY DISABILITY SSA Quality Assurance Improvements Cm Produce More Accurate.Payments 1 GAO/HEHS-94-107 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Human Education, and Services Division B-253398 June 3, 1994 The Honorable Daniel Patrick M... |
| Date Feb. 8, 1994 |
Report No. HEHS-94-34 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
February 1994 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate, and the Chairman, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives
/S/Q23 SOCIAL SECURITY Disability Rolls Keep Growing, While Explanations Remain Elusive GAO/HEHS-94-34 Y United States Office D.C. 20548 General Accounting
Washington, Health, Human Education, and Services Divis... |
| Date Nov. 10, 1993 |
Report No. HRD-94-11 |
Title
United, States General Accounting OfWe GAO
November 1993 Report to the Chakwm, Committee on Finmce, US, Senate Deteriofating ‘ Service I . GAO United States General Accounting 0ffice Washington, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division 1 1 B-249865 November IO,1993 The Honorable Daniel Patrick Moynihan Chairman, Committee on Finance United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman This report, prepared at the ... |
| Date April 22, 1993 |
Report No. T-HRD-93-15 |
Title
\
Wted StatesGeneral Accounting Office ’ 1- GAO
For Rcleascon Dclivay Expectedat1:OOp.m. Thursday, April 22,1993 Testimony
Beforethe Subcommittee SocialSecurity on Committeeon WaysandMeans Houseof Representatives SOCIAL, SECURITY Rising Disability Rolls Raise QuestionsThat Must Be Answered
Statement JaneL. Ross of Associate Director,IncomeSecurityIssues HumanResources Division 149065 Mr. Chairma... |
| Date April 27, 1992 |
Report No. T-HRD-92-28 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate lllllllI llll
146472 For Rclcirat! OII Dclivcry EX~CCIUJ ;II IO:ot) a.ln.. EDT hWhy. April 27. 1992 SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY Growing Funding and Administrative Problems
Joseph F. Delfico, Director Income Security Issues Human ResourcesDivision GAO/T-HK... |
| Date April 10, 1991 |
Report No. HRD-91-24 |
Title
__. __I.-.__ ” AwcbrtfitJitlg OL’ iw l’ ..-_ St,at,tvi tit~tlr~ral _lit~ittvl ._-....---..... l_“l__--- .ll_-__-._l--__. - -.... “.-_.-.--.-_-_-~-.__- -..__-_~_- . GA!3
--.. --.-II.- -- ---.. -. -.___.--..Apri I 1 !)!a I --.._.._ ____ - ---..--__.- ______ __-_ MEDICARE Millions in Disabled Beneficiary Expenditures Shifted to Employers GAO United States General Accounting Office Wmhiugton... |
| Date June 15, 1989 |
Report No. IMTEC-89-38 |
Title
*JllIrt~ I!M!l SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE SSA’s Use of Its Software Measurement Paekage , United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Information Technology Management Division and B-220361 June l&l989 Mr. Herbert R. Doggette, Jr. Deputy Commissioner, Operations Social Security Administration Dear Mr. Doggette: We have completed a review of certain maintenance activities for the bat... |
| Date Sept. 30, 1988 |
Report No. HRD-88-108BR |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 1988 Briefing Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Social Security, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY Implementing the Medical Improvement Review Standard ,_---. L - GAO/HRD-88408BR GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division B-224648 September 30,... |
| Date May 26, 1988 |
Report No. T-HRD-88-16 |
Title
-,,----- mq4y(s United States General Accounting Office GAO Testimony For Release on Delivery Expected At 1O:OO a.m. Thursday li"lay 26, 1988 Impact of Vocational on the Social Security (DI) Program Rehabilitation Disability Services Insurance Statement of Franklin Frazier, Associate Director Human Resources Division U.S. General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. Before the House Ways and Means C... |
| Date May 13, 1988 |
Report No. HRD-88-97 |
Title
L United States General Accounting Office GAO
May 1988 Report to Congressional Requesters SOCIAL SECURITY Staff Reductions and Service Quality !Iill Ill lllllll
235961 RELEASED
GAO/HRD-88-97 0423 c-2 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Human Resources Division B-226484 May 13,1988 The Honorable Lawton Chiles Chairman, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services,... |
| Date Feb. 5, 1988 |
Report No. PEMD-88-11 |
Title
I “,I f ’ I ’ I I wwb,, 1 United EStdms General Awmnting Office Report to the Codssioner security of Social wy lw3 SOCML SECURITY FUNDS Additional Measures Could More F’ : ully Indicate the System’ s Finmcial Conditiqh Ill1111111 Ill II
134965 GAO z;;:;:;D,
General Accounting Ofllce , . 1. 206;48 -- -_ Program Evaluation and Methodology Division February 5, 1988 The Honorable Dorcas R. H... |
| Date Jan. 22, 1988 |
Report No. HRD-88-35BR |
Title
13508q
-. United States General Accounting Office , *I Briefing Report to Congressional Requesters SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY Demographic and Economic Characteristics of New Beneficiaries ‘ l!Ml lllllll
135084 A--GAO/HRD-~~-~~BR I * “1”. _ I. _. -... ..--f -... . . . . . ..-..__ - .-______-__ *” ..___ _ .,.-_. l-.--.----_ ..-. _--___-_lll_----..” --_--. -..-..- ..-. ._- _. -.- . . .I ..I... |
| Date Dec. 7, 1987 |
Report No. HRD-88-11 |
Title
-.- . c United States General Accounting O ffice GAO
December 1987 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Social Security, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives SOCIAL SECURITY Little Success Achieved in Rehabilitating Disabled 2 Beneficiaries t-. . c Human Resources Division B-224648 December 7, 1987 The Honorable Andrew Jacobs, Jr. Chairman, Subcommittee on Social Security Commi... |
| Date Feb. 3, 1987 |
Report No. HRD-87-36BR |
Title
Unl&ad ~~~*~~~~ I Aqoqmng~ tbf!hce I;;: Briefing Report to the Chairman, Subcqmmitl;eeqn Social Security, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Represextatives SOCIAL SECURITY’ State Vocational Rehabilitation &encles# Reimbursement for the Disabled w GAL) w United States General Accounting OfTIce Washington, DC 20548 Human Resources Division n-224648 February 3, 1987 The Honorable Andrew Jacobs,... |
| Date Dec. 5, 1985 |
Report No. HRD-86-45 |
Title
, RELEASED
COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED
D.C. 20548 STATES WASHINGTON December 5, 1985 B-221077 The Honorable James R. Jones, Chairman Subcommittee on Social Security Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives
I
i Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Treasury's Management of Social Security _ Trust Funds During the Debt Ceiling Crises (GAO/HRD-86-45) In your November 1, 1985, letter, you aske... |
| Date Sept. 30, 1985 |
Report No. HRD-85-71 |
Title
Report To The Honorable Jim Sasser United States Senate Current Status Of The Federal/State Arrangement For Administering The Social Security Disability Programs
How effective is the joint federal/state administration of the Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income programs, and should the federal government take over the entire administration (federalization) of these... |
| Date May 21, 1985 |
Report No. HRD-85-31 |
Title
Report To The Chairman RELEASED Subcommittee On Social Security Committee On Ways And Means House Of Representatives A Central Wage File For Use By Federal Agencies: Benefits And Concerns
In over 100 federal welfare, insurance, and disability programs, eligibility for billions of dollars of benefits depends primarily on the accuracy of an individual’s reported wages. However, because of the lack... |
| Date Aug. 18, 1982 |
Report No. 119228 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAI, ACCOUNTING OFFICE Washington, D.C. FOR EXPECTED RELEASE Wednesday, August 18, 1982 STATEMENT OF EDWARD A. DENSMORE, DEPUTY DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOUKCES DIVISION BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE UNITED STATES SENATE ON SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINIST~TION'S PROGRA?l ELIGIBILITY FOR REVIEWING THE CONTINUING PERSONS OF DISABLED I 119228 I ! SUMMARY OF GAO STATEMEtiT SUBMITTED TO THE COMLzl... |
| Date July 14, 1982 |
Report No. HRD-82-91 |
Title
! i UNITED STATES GENERAL
WASHINGTON, ACCOUliTING
D.C. 20548 OFFICE m 118933 HUMAN RESOURCES
DIVISION Bs-208104 The Bonorable Richard S. Schweiker The Secretary of Health and Human Services Dear Mr. Schweikert Subject: JULY 14,1982 118933 ('Social Security Administration's Efforts to Reexamine the Continuing Eligibility of Disabled Persons I(GAO/HRD-82-91) At the request of several Members of Cong... |
| Date July 6, 1982 |
Report No. GGD-82-78 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OSNSRAL OOVERNMWdT DIVISION B-207756 JULY 6,1982 RELEASES
The Honorable James C. Wright, House of Representatives Dear Mr. Wright: Subject: Injury Texas, Compensation Post Office Program at the Fort (GAO/GGD-82-78) Jr. II IW
119116 Worth, As requested by your latter of July 28, 1981, we have reviewed in depth the administration of the ... |
| Date June 3, 1982 |
Report No. HRD-82-88 |
Title
UNITED STATES GE&IA-; “ACCOUNTING
D.C. 20548 OFFICE WASHINGTON,
HUMAN RESOURCES IL. ‘,I’ irmU,,r 1 j OIVISION B-207749 RELEASED
Jim Sasser Senate Sasser: Results of Investigation Being Used by the Social to Terminate Disability (GAO/HRD-82-88) Into Alleged Quotas Security Administration Insurance Benefits l""l*."." ,, The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: In accordance with your ... |
| Date April 1, 1982 |
Report No. HRD-82-25 |
Title
Comptroller General RELEASED
OF THE UNITEDSTATES Longshoremen’ And Harbor Workers’ s compensation Act Needs Amending
Since the 1972 amendments to the Longshoremen’ s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, injuries have more than tripled, and benefit payments have increased by an estimated 600 percent. Staff shortages and a reluctance to enforce certain provisions of the act have hampered ef... |
| Date Sept. 30, 1981 |
Report No. HRD-81-157 |
Title
In 1978, GAO pointed out to the Social Securi~.,~AdmjnEstr@tipn (@$A) waaknesm in its security war fm@iclary tpjcords and recommended that thy b-titied. !%A agrwd to take a&i&, GAO revhmd SSA, actim and fwnd that two of the nine remrnmdations haw been impbbwMad, and $4&n of the 116779 ,i: i’ i ;> i , .1 _.( ‘: : repats ShQuld Tebptwmr (202) 2758241 fiw? capk bf individwa~ UNITED STATES GENERAL... |
| Date July 28, 1981 |
Report No. HRD-81-127 |
Title
BYTHEUS. GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman, Committee On Finance United States Senate Limits On Receipt Of Multiple Disability Benefits Could Save Millions
At the request of the Senate Committee on Finance, GAO studied the prevalence of receipt of disability benefits from Social Security and other programs. A sample of Social Security recipients were matched against the 8 largest Fed... |
| Date March 3, 1981 |
Report No. HRD-81-48 |
Title
a 4 P dfl/) /J d ;3 ,,’ IIc/sq 0 BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES More Diligent Followup Needed To Weed Out Ineligible SSA Disability Beneficiaries
As much as $2 billion annually in Social Security disability insurance payments may go to individuals who are no longer disabled. The Social Security Administration investigates only a small percentage of its disabil... |
| Date Nov. 19, 1979 |
Report No. HRD-80-23 |
Title
REPORT BY THE 1D%%S Comptroller General
OF THE UNITED STATES Indirect Costs Of The Social Security Administration’s Disability ProgramsAre Excessive And Should Be Reduced
In 1978, the Social Security Disability Insurance program and the Supplemental Security Income program paid about $19.5 million in indirect charges to the State agencies for services provided in making disability determinations... |
| Date Oct. 9, 1979 |
Report No. HRD-79-119 |
Title
! REPORTBY THE Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES Controls Over Medical Examinations Necessary For The Social Security Administration To Better Determine Disability
In 1978 the Federal disability insurance program and the Supplemental Security Insurance program paid about $72 million for independent medical examinations of persons claiming disability. The need for and quality of themedical in... |
| Date Feb. 21, 1978 |
Report No. 105323 |
Title
DOCICE 05323 BI0585479 The Social Disability
PP.) . USI ecurity &ilinistrationes OMageeat of the rograms. Pobrary 21, 1976. 15 p. * eacsurs (1 *: stimony before the ouse Comuittee o eays atd oags: SeoWL Cesrity Subcommittee; b GZ.Toryl J. ahart, Dectot, Omea Resoarcce Div. Contact: uman Resources Div. Organzation Cocrae: Drteat of 8h1ath, uc"attOa, and slfare; Social Security &LdnJisr ation. Conqa... |
| Date Feb. 16, 1978 |
Report No. HRD-78-40 |
Title
DOC:UIRIT U&S1B
05317 - f0r525s351 J P1ff4- The Social Security DisabiLity Claims ProcWss. H1tD-78-C; d-1&6031'(j). February 16, 1978. Released February 21, 1978. 18 PF. + 3 appnldices (% pp.). Report to Rep. elizabeth Holtzin; by EMer B5. Stsats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Iacone Security Prograes: Bligibility Determiaation (1301); Income Security Progrrams: PogrE to Protect Contact: Humas ... |
| Date Jan. 22, 1976 |
Report No. MWD-76-82 |
Title
UNITED STATHSGENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, DC. 20548 MANPOWER AND DIVISION WELFARE B-164031(4) JAM 2 2 1976 I i The Honorable The Secretary and Welfare Dear Mr. of Health, Education, ,?,--” I Secretary: We have completed our ,study of individuals denied title II Social Security disability benefits. As part of this study we reviewed the need for a systematic recall and reassessment proced... |
| Date July 25, 1975 |
Report No. MWD-75-105 |
Title
COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON, OF THE UNITED D.C. ZOS48 STATES B-164031(4) /, The Honorable Lester L. Wolff House of R.epresentatives. Dear Mr. Wolff: we are reporting on the financial Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and trust funds. As you reguested, status of the Federal Disability Insurance Since the information in this report was derived from material published by the Department of Health, E... |
