Social Security Administration struggling with disability insurance overpayments

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The SSA hasn’t been adjusting the benefits of people going back to work after having been unable to. The Social Security Administration is facing struggles with overpaying benefits to disability insurance beneficiaries. The coverage is meant to provide benefits when an individual’s disabilities stop them from working. However, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has not been adjusting disability insurance benefits for some people when they return the work. The result is that they risk being overpaid. As nice as that might sound, beneficiaries who are overpaid may have to repay…

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Global disability insurance industry expected to hit $9.2 billion by 2031

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A recent report has shown that there will be considerable growth in this market over the next few years. A recent report published by ResearchAndMarkets.com predicted that the disability insurance market is expected to reach $9.2 billion by 2031. The report showed that there is expected to be a CAGR of 11 percent from 2022 through the end of 2031. The report was titled “Disability Insurance Market by Insurance Type, By End User, By Coverage Type: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2021-2031.” It showed that the market was valued…

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Disability insurance challenges face many long COVID patients

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Employees are experiencing claims denials when applying for short- or long-term benefits in these cases. Workers who are battling with long COVID have found that they are also struggling with their disability insurance, as many claims for short- and long-term benefits have been denied when they involve that condition. Even short-term claims that are approved are often later denied for long-term benefits. According to a recent CNBC report, experts have found that disability insurance policyholders who are approved for short-term benefits can still find it difficult to receive long-term benefits.…

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Disability insurance payments paid by SSA to ineligible recipients

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These individuals have received $1.3 billion which they were not entitled to obtain and the SSA hopes to recoup some. Estimates released from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has shown that the Social Security Administration (SSA) has issued approximately $1.3 billion in disability insurance payments to individuals who were not eligible to receive them. This figure was calculated based on an analysis of SSA data for beneficiaries from December 2010 to January 2013. The analysis was conducted on the SSA data regarding the individuals who were recipients of disability insurance…

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Disability insurance covers three quarters of U.S. workers through social security

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According to the latest report, 76 percent of American employees have this coverage. The latest report that has been issued by Allsup has revealed that approximately three in every four workers in the United States, or 76 percent, had coverage through Social Security disability insurance benefits in 2012. This helps to underscore the importance of building an understanding of the role of work history. Last year, among workers between the ages of 20 years and full retirement, there were approximately 195.1 million workers who made up the American workforce as…

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