Social Security Disability: SSA Quality Assurance Improvements Can
Produce More Accurate Payments (Letter Report, 06/03/94,
GAO/HEHS-94-107).

In 1993, the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Disability Insurance
program provided nearly $35 million to 5.3 million disabled workers and
their dependents and the Supplemental Insurance Income program provided
about $24 billion to 6 million recipients. Although SSA runs these
programs, state agencies determine whether claimants are disabled
according to program rules. In recent years, disability benefit claims
have soared and the two programs have been unable to keep up with the
high rate of claims submitted. In response to congressional concerns
about the increasing workload pressures on the quality of disability
determinations, this report evaluates (1) the reliability of SSA's
reported accuracy rates and (2) how well SSA's quality assurance
mechanism ensures the accuracy and consistency of state agencies'
disability determinations and minimizes erroneous payments.

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 REPORTNUM:  HEHS-94-107
     TITLE:  Social Security Disability: SSA Quality Assurance 
             Improvements Can Produce More Accurate Payments
      DATE:  06/03/94
   SUBJECT:  Disability benefits
             Supplemental security income program
             Eligibility determinations
             Beneficiaries
             Social security benefits
             Claims processing
             Disability insurance
             Quality assurance
             Questionable payments
             Accounting errors
IDENTIFIER:  Social Security Disability Insurance Program
             Medicare Program
             
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