SSA Disability: Enhanced Procedures and Guidance Could Improve Service and Reduce Overpayments to Concurrent Beneficiaries

GAO-02-802United States General Accounting Office SSA Disability: Enhanced Procedures and Guidance Could Improve Service and Reduce Overpayments to Concurrent Beneficiaries In calendar year 2001, the Social Security Administration (SSA) paid cash benefits of nearly $60 billion to more than 6 million working-age adults with disabilities and eligible family members under its Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) program,1 and nearly $20 billion to more than 3.5 million working-age adults with disabilities under the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. In addition to cash benefits, the DI program provides access to Medicare and for most beneficiaries the . . .