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Provider Experiences Under the Revised Ticket to Work Regulations.

Altshuler, Norma; Prenovitz, Sarah; O'Day, Bonnie; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2011

This report presents findings on the experiences of employment service providers for the Ticket to Work Program, a program intended to increase Social Security beneficiaries’ access to and choice of quality rehabilitation and employment services. The Social Security Administration structured...

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How Common is 'Parking' Among Social Security Disability Insurance Beneficiaries? Evidence from the 1999 Change in the Earnings Level of Substantial Gainful Activity.

Schimmel, Jody; Stapleton, David C.; Song, Jae - Mathematica Policy Research - 2011

Anecdotal evidence suggests that Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) beneficiaries intentionally restrain, or â … gainful activity earnings level on two cohorts of SSDI beneficiariesâ€”one affected by the change and one not. The results … show that in a typical month from 2002 through 2006, between 0.2 to 0.4 percent of all SSDI beneficiaries were parked below …

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The Effects of Health Care Benefits on Health Care Use and Health: A Randomized Trial for Disability Insurance Beneficiaries.

Michalopoulos, Charles; Wittenburg, David; Israel, Dina A.R. - Mathematica Policy Research - 2012

Under current law, most Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) beneficiaries are not eligible for Medicare until … addition, they were more likely to look for work, but the supports did not affect work or SSDI benefits at this very early …

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Disability Benefit Growth and Disability Reform in the US: Lessons from Other OECD Nations

Burkhauser, Richard V.; Daly, Mary C.; McVicar, Duncan; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2014

Unsustainable growth in program costs and beneficiaries, together with a growing recognition that even people with severe impairments can work, led to fundamental disability policy reforms in the Netherlands, Sweden, and Great Britain. In Australia, rapid growth in disability recipiency led to...

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How Do People with Disabilities Cope While Waiting for Disability Insurance Benefits?

Coe, Norma B.; Lindner, Stephan; Wong, Kendrew; Wu, April - Mathematica Policy Research - 2014

Disability Insurance waiting time varies from a few months to several years. We estimate the causal effect of longer waiting times on the use of five financial coping strategies. We find that SNAP benefits are the most responsive to longer waiting times. Moreover, while spousal employment is not...

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Finding Alternatives to Disability Benefit Receipt

Livermore, Gina; Wittenburg, David; Neumark, David - Mathematica Policy Research - 2014

This introduction offers a context for the articles in this thematic series by providing an overview of the programs that provide cash and in-kind supports to people with disabilities in the United States, summarizes the increasing reliance on these programs, and describes the challenges...

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Providing Health Benefits and Work-Related Services to Social Security Disability Insurance Beneficiaries: Six-Month Results from the Accelerated Benefits Demonstration.

Wittenburg, David; Warren, Anne; Peikes, Deborah; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2010

This brief, the second in a series, evaluates the impacts of the Accelerated Benefits Demonstration, which provides earlier access to health coverage and related services to uninsured beneficiaries. Early findings indicate that the demonstration increased the use of health care services and...

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Employment of Individuals in the Social Security Disability Programs.

O'Leary, Paul; Livermore, Gina A.; Stapleton, David C. - Mathematica Policy Research - 2011

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Findings from a Study of the SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR) Initiative.

Martin, Emily Sama - Mathematica Policy Research - 2010

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The SSDI Trust Fund: On the Road to Insolvency.

Stapleton, David C. - Mathematica Policy Research - 2011

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