Tag: Social Security Disability Insurance

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Social Security in the Cross Hairs: Disability Insurance

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February 1, 2016

CBO’s assumptions are at odds with SSA, the 2015 Technical Panel, and the facts. As I have said before, Social Security may be at risk after the November elections.  Critics are writing op-eds saying that benefits – relative to previous earnings – are very high, and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has come out wit…

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Lifetime Job Demands, Work Capacity at Older Ages, and Social Security Benefit Claiming Decisions

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November 18, 2014

Abstract We use Health and Retirement Study data linked to the Department of Labor’s O*Net classification system to examine the relationship between lifetime exposure to occupational demands and retirement behavior. We consistently found that both non-routine cognitive analytic and non-routine physical demands were associated with worse health, earlier labor force exit, and increased use of…

The Medicaid Buy-In and Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) Beneficiaries: Lessons for the 2014 Medicaid Expansion and Proposals to Reform DI

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December 4, 2013

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Can Benefits and Work Incentives Counseling Be a Path to Future Economic Self-Sufficiency for SSI/SSDI Beneficiaries?

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August 8, 2013
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How Do the Disabled Cope While Waiting for SSDI?

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June 6, 2013
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Understanding the Growth in Federal Disability Programs: Who Are the Marginal Beneficiaries, and How Much Do They Cost?

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January 9, 2012
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Measuring the Spillover to Disability Insurance Due to the Rise in the Full Retirement Age

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December 2, 2010
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Accounting for Disability Insurance in the Dynamic Relationship Between Disability Onset and Earnings

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November 23, 2010
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Work Ability and the Social Insurance Safety Net in the Years Prior to Retirement

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November 22, 2009
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Can Faster Growth Save Social Security?

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December 20, 2003