Social Security disability programs
Subtitle: improving the quality of benefit award decisions : minority staff report
By: Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, United States Senate
Contributors: Coburn, Tom A.; United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
Publisher: U.S. Senate, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Washington, D.C.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 132
Subjects: United States; Disability evaluation; United States. Social Security Administration; Management; Rules and practice
Description: "Over the past two years, the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations has conducted several bipartisan inquiries into aspects of the Social Security Administration's (SSA) disability programs, including how it processes applications. To increase its understanding, the Subcommittee undertook a review of the quality of disability claims approved by the agency at the initial application stage and each level of appeal. This Report describes the investigation's review, findings, and recommendations"--P. 2.
Notes: Senator Carl Levin, chairman; Senator Tom Coburn, M.D., ranking minority member.

"Released in conjunction with the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations September 13, 2012 hearing."

Includes bibliographical references.

Also available on the Internet from the Senate web site. Address as of 11/25/14: http://coburn.senate.gov/public//index.cfm?a=Files.Serve&File_id=6f2d2252-50e8-4257-8c6f-0c342896d904; current access via LC handle.