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Social Security Disability: SSA Making Progress in Conducting Continuing Disability Reviews

HEHS-98-198 Published: Sep 18, 1998. Publicly Released: Sep 18, 1998.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on whether: (1) the Social Security Administration's (SSA) plan to process 8.1 million continuing disability reviews (CDR) during fiscal years 1998 through 2002 will result in CDRs being done for all beneficiaries for whom CDRs are required by law; and (2) disability determination services' (DDS) CDR processing capacity and the CDR funding authorized by Congress for fiscal years 1998 through 2002 will be sufficient to process the CDRs required by law.

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Disability benefitsEligibility determinationsFederal social security programsIncome maintenance programsMedical examinationsSocial security benefitsSupplemental security incomeDisabilitiesProgram beneficiariesPhysical disabilities