Fortunately for claimants, fibromyalgia has recently been added to our list of eligible diseases under SSDI.
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When a worker goes on SSDI, he or she is almost certain to be lost forever to the workforce.
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According to Social Security Administration data, currently including spouses and children, SSDI rolls have swollen to a bloated 10.9 million.
FORBES: Fraud And Disability Equal A Multibillion Dollar Black Hole For Taxpayers
In 2009, 4.7 million Americans received SSI or SSDI because of mental illnesses, not including mental retardation, a tenfold increase since 1977.
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This small nugget of wisdom pays off especially when applying for SSDI.
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Mr Autor's data suggest that as many as 10% of those losing employment following an import shock obtain Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI).
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This translates that of the millions who have thrown in the towel looking for employment, many have elected to enter the SSDI lottery.
FORBES: Fraud And Disability Equal A Multibillion Dollar Black Hole For Taxpayers
Created from the DMF is the Social Security Death Index (SSDI) which is available, as I discovered, free online from several genealogy websites.
Thank goodness SSDI can fill this void, since because of its non-specificity of symptoms, health insurance companies often turn down these highly subjective claims.
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The contrived complexity of the SSDI system has spawned a cottage industry of doctors and specialized legal teams to navigate the byzantine multi-tiered documentation process.
FORBES: Fraud And Disability Equal A Multibillion Dollar Black Hole For Taxpayers
Eliminating all fraud within programs like SSDI may be impossible, and reasonable people can disagree about when a case reaches the threshold of complete disability.
As the number of enrollees has climbed, so has SSDI spending.
More than half of those matriculating from SSDI in 2011 left because they had reached full retirement age, and therefore transferred onto traditional Social Security benefits.
Not surprisingly, some of the SSDI wounds are self-inflicted.
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Safety net programs like SSDI should be reviewed and reformed so that they aid in that process, providing support for those truly in need, while protecting the interests of taxpayers and encouraging independence.
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