Challenges Facing Social Security Disability Programs in the 21st Century: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Social Security of the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Second Session, July 13, 2000, Volume 4 |
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... private insurance utilize to help people with disabilities and enhance their ability to return to work . While I am sure we can learn a number of lessons from these countries and private insurers , we do need to keep several things in ...
... private insurance utilize to help people with disabilities and enhance their ability to return to work . While I am sure we can learn a number of lessons from these countries and private insurers , we do need to keep several things in ...
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... private sector disability insurers and disability program officials in Ger- many , Sweden and the Netherlands . Today I would like to focus my remarks in two areas . First , how disability systems in the private sector and three other ...
... private sector disability insurers and disability program officials in Ger- many , Sweden and the Netherlands . Today I would like to focus my remarks in two areas . First , how disability systems in the private sector and three other ...
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... Insurers offer assistance in obtaining such treatment where necessary . Employer incentives involve paying for ... private insurers and other countries have adopted . Little hard data exist on the effectiveness of return - to - work ap ...
... Insurers offer assistance in obtaining such treatment where necessary . Employer incentives involve paying for ... private insurers and other countries have adopted . Little hard data exist on the effectiveness of return - to - work ap ...
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... private sector , as well as other countries , has designed disability systems to help disabled workers return to work . In recent years , a growing number of pri- vate insurance companies have been focusing on developing and ...
... private sector , as well as other countries , has designed disability systems to help disabled workers return to work . In recent years , a growing number of pri- vate insurance companies have been focusing on developing and ...
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... Private Disability Insurers Implement Return - to - Work Practices to Control Costs Private insurers provide disability insurance to a selected portion of the U.S. working population . Unlike SSA , private sector insurers are able to ...
... Private Disability Insurers Implement Return - to - Work Practices to Control Costs Private insurers provide disability insurance to a selected portion of the U.S. working population . Unlike SSA , private sector insurers are able to ...
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Page 25 - Disability: Return-to-Work Strategies From Other Systems May Improve Federal Programs (GAO/HEHS-96-133, July 11, 1996). Social Security: Disability Programs Lag in Promoting Return to Work (GAO/THEHS-96-147, June 5, 1996). SSA Disability: Program Redesign Necessary to Encourage Return to Work (GAO/ HEHS-96-62, Apr. 24, 1996). Chairman SHAW.
Page 2 - has fostered the expectation that people with disabilities can work and have the right to work. The "Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999
Page 39 - The mission of the CDC is to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability. We
Page 63 - Director of Government Activities for NISH and Vice Chair of the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities. CCD is a coalition of nearly 100 national organizations advocating on behalf of people with all types of physical and mental disabilities. I am testifying today in my role as a Co-Chair of the CCD Task Force on Social Security.
Page 34 - an impairment of mind or body which continuously renders it impossible for the disabled person to follow any substantial gainful occupation,
Page 24 - 2000). Social Security Disability: Multiple Factors Affect Return to Work (GAO/T-HEHS99-82, Mar. 11, 1999). Social Security Disability Insurance: Factors Affecting Beneficiaries' Return to Work (GAO/T-HEHS-98-230, July 29, 1998). Social Security Disability Insurance: Multiple Factors Affect Beneficiaries' Ability to Return to Work (GAO/HEHS-98-39, Jan. 12, 1998). Social Security: Disability
Page 24 - or Members of the Subcommittee may have. GAO CONTACT AND STAFF ACKNOWLEDGMENTS For future contacts regarding this testimony, please call Barbara D. Bovbjerg at (202) 512-7215. Carol Dawn Petersen, Barbara H.
Page 20 - DDS teams of medical and psychological consultants and disability examiners are hired and trained to assess eligibility of applicants to receive cash benefits rather than to enhance claimants' capacity to work. As a result, the staff of SSA and the DDSs do not have the expertise to carry out the role of returning disabled workers to productive employment.
Page 82 - clients' involvement in productive and other activities. Performance areas, performance components, and performance contexts are the parameters of occupational therapy's domain of concern. • Performance areas are broad categories of human activity that are typically part of daily life.