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Current Status of the Federal/State Arrangement for Administering the Social Security Disability Programs

HRD-85-71 Published: Sep 30, 1985. Publicly Released: Oct 30, 1985.
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In response to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the operations of four state disability determination services (DDS) and the oversight responsibility of the Social Security Administration (SSA) to determine: (1) the effectiveness of the joint federal/state administration of the Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income programs; and (2) whether the federal government should take over the entire administration of these programs.

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Disability insuranceFederal employee disability programsFederal social security programsstate relationsIncome maintenance programsSocial security benefitsState-administered programsSupplemental security incomePrivate sectorPhysical disabilities