SSA Disability Decision Making: Additional Steps Needed to Ensure Accuracy & Fairness of Decisions at the Hearings Level

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Year: 2003
Pages: 73
Binding Paperback

Product Code: 0756739691

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Robert E. Robertson (au). Historically, the proportion of the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) disability benefits claims that were approved has been lower for African-Americans than for whites. In 1992, GAO found that racial differences, largely at the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) level, could not be completely explained by factors related to the decisionmaking process. This report examines how race & other factors influence ALJ decisions & assesses SSA’s ability to ensure the accuracy & fairness of ALJ decisions. GAO also makes recommendations for way that SSA can enhance its ALJ quality assurance reviews. Charts & tables.

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