Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Reform : An Overview of Proposals to Reduce the Growth in SSDI Rolls.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social security.

Disability insurance.

Population.

Finance--Statistics.

Finance.

Genre:

Statistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (51 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides brief background on social security disability insurance (SSDI) program, including program eligibility criteria, benefits, and determination and adjudication process. Discusses growth in SSDI rolls since 1980 by examining historical entry and exit program trends. Investigates potential factors behind growth in SSDI prevalence rate, including changes in demographic and economic characteristics of the insured-worker population, inconsistency in program administration, and legislative changes to Federal policy. Examines various reform proposals to abate growth in SSDI rolls. Includes graphs.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Reform

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