Social Security disability programs : solvency, reform of growing disability rolls, and physician-assisted fraud issues / Gary C. Santiago, editor. - New York : Nova Publishers, (c)2015. - 1 online resource. - Disability and the disabled--issues, laws and programs .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Preface -- Chapter 1. Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) Trust Fund: background and solvency issues / Chapter 2. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Reform: an overview of proposals to manage the growth in the SSDI rolls / SSA Disability Benefits: enhanced policies and management focus needed to address potential physician-assisted fraud / William R. Morton -- William Morton -- United States Government Accountability Office.

"This book provides an overview of the DI trust fund and examines potential solutions to improve the DI trust fund's solvency in the short term. The Social Security Administration (SSA) has policies and procedures in place for detecting and preventing fraud with regard to disability benefit claims. This book reviews how well SSA's policies and procedures are designed and implemented to detect and prevent physician-assisted fraud; and the steps SSA is taking to improve its ability to prevent physician fraud"--Preface.



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Social security--Evaluation.--United States
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Electronic Books.

HD7105 / .S635 2015