Big Brother is Watching
Recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits are generally ineligible for payments if they are absent from the United States for thirty consecutive days. Read More
GAO Issues Reports on SSI Overpayments, UIB
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has recently issued two reports dealing with Social Security disability programs. GAO-13-109 - entitled “SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME - SSA Has Taken Steps to Prevent and Detect Overpayments, but Additional Actions Could Be Taken to Improve Oversight” - was released in December 2012, and is available at http://www.gao.gov/assets/660/650902.pdf. GAO-12-764 - Overlapping Disability and Unemployment Benefits Should be Evaluated for Potential Savings - was released on July 31, 2012. Read More
New State Disability Report Issued
In another state directive relevant to DAP advocates, the Department of Health (DOH) and Office of Health Insurance Programs (OHIP) calls for ending the use of the twenty-five page “Medical Report for Determination of Disability” (LDSS-486T), and introduces a new one page LDSS-486T. See GIS 12 MA-027: “Medical Evidence Gathering for Disability Determinations - Adult Cases". Read More
GAO Finalizes Modernization Study
In the March 2012 edition of the Disability Law News, we reported on the preliminary findings made by the GAO (Government Accountability Office) on SSA’s Modernization Programs. Read More
The General Accountability Office (GAO) or other governmental or not for profit organizations periodically issue reports on topics dealing with SSA’s disability programs.