Washington, DC - The Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued the second of a two-part report identifying Administrative Law Judges (ALJ) who are considered outliers because of the number of their disability decisions rendered either favorable or unfavorable. The report comes in response to a June 16, 2011 bipartisan request from ...
Washington, DC - An investigation requested by Ways and Means Committee Republicans and conducted by the Social Security Administration (SSA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has found that agency employees intentionally delayed deciding thousands of disability claims in order to boost their own productivity results. The issue first ...
Focus of the Hearing:
The hearing will focus on how disability insurance eligibility decisions are made, including the definition of disability and the Federal-State relationship.
Hearing Advisory:
Chairman Johnson Announces the Third in a Hearing Series on Securing the Future of the Social Security Disability ...
Good morning and welcome to the third hearing in our series on securing the future of the Social Security Disability Insurance program. Today we will focus on how disability is decided. For more than 50 years the Social Security Disability Insurance program has provided a vital safety net for workers who have worked long and recently enough and who meet the definition of ...
U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, today announced a hearing on how disability is decided. The hearing will take place on Tuesday, March 20, 2012, in B-318 Rayburn House Office Building, beginning at 10:30 a.m.In view of the ...
Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement on the House Republican Budget Resolution introduced by Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI).“A budget is a vision for America, and the President’s budget envisions more debt, more spending and will leave future generations buried under a government that is too ...
Washington, DC - Recently, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued the first of two reports looking at Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) who are outliers because of the number of cases they have or have not handled or the number of awards they have handed out. The report is in response to a bipartisan request on June 16, 2011, from Members of the Ways and Means Social Security ...
Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statements in response to President Obama's 2013 budget proposal. On Taxes & the Economy“The President’s budget includes the biggest tax increase in history and the biggest budget deficit ever proposed. The President’s $2 trillion tax increase will destroy ...
Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), who is leading the conference committee to resolve differences between the House and Senate on the payroll tax holiday, unemployment benefits and the Medicare “doc-fix,” issued the following statement: “I have spoken with my fellow House Republican conferees and we are committed to resolving the differences ...
Focus Of The Hearing
The hearing will focus on the history, accuracy, use and impacts of the Death Master File along with options for change.
Hearing Advisory:
Chairman Johnson Announces a Hearing on Social Security’s Death Records
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