Social Security Addressing Aged Records
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The Social Security Administration (SSA) today shared its significant progress in identifying and correcting beneficiary records of people 100 years old or older. The data reported in the media represent people who do not have a date of death associated with their record. While these people may not be receiving benefits, it is important for the agency to maintain accurate and complete records.
“I thank President Trump for highlighting these inconsistencies during his speech last night to a joint session of Congress,” said Lee Dudek, Acting Commissioner of Social Security. “We are steadfast in our commitment to root out fraud, waste, and abuse in our programs, and actively correcting the inconsistencies with missing dates of death.”
The agency follows long established program integrity initiatives that identify people who have a higher likelihood of being deceased due to their age or incomplete death reports. For example, SSA receives data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of individuals who have not used Medicare Part A or Part B for three or more years. SSA uses the data as an indicator to select and prioritize cases of individuals age 90 or older, who are currently in pay status and living in the United States, to determine continued eligibility for Social Security benefits. The agency attempts to conduct an interview with these individuals to verify they are still alive. If the agency identifies someone is deceased, it immediately stops payment and reports any suspicions of fraud to SSA’s Office of the Inspector General.
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Olivia D.
Well, it’s a relief to know that someone at SSA is doing their job informing the public about what’s really going on…and has actually thanked President Trump for exposing the inconsistencies. Now the real question is how much fraud and abuse of our taxpayers money is being determined, and how are the abusers being criminally charged? Slap on the wrist? Catch and release? More waste of taxpayers money if we’re not getting reimbursed by the scammers and just pushing paper from one desk to another. Let’s get transparent here and stop the b.s.
Be healthy, Enjoy life, Stay Well, Take care,
BEST regards,
Olivia “Lee” Dellamonica
Glinda B.
I read the blog. I learned things I didn’t know.
Thanks for the read.
Ron D.
What about people who are currently in pay status and living outside the United States?
Rodney P.
Thank you for making America great again. Our country was founded on biblical principals and this liberal agenda has gone too far for too long.
Ted
It’s not clear how many dead people were uncovered getting SS benefits. Even more unclear, how many 150 and 160 year olds were uncovered. How big was that problem?
Patricia
Thank you for getting the truth out to the SS population. There are so many ideologically driven misconceptions about SS. It perhaps needs some actuarial tweaking, but it is not a fraudulent Ponzi scheme. My experience is that records are very accurate and appropriately updated as new data comes in. It was quick, easy, and orderly for me to get my retirement set up. My husband, who didn’t apply for benefits until age 70, and who still works and contributes payroll tax, gets regular updates to his benefits. The agency is very well run. I do believe laws can be passed to relieve the potential for insolvency, such as lifting the payroll tax cap and/or gradually increasing retirement age to account for longer, healthier lives, but this is a problem for Congress to solve, not an unelected billionaire oligarch and mendacious president.
Tom C.
I hope they find who is scamming the People of America. I also hope no ILLEGAL person is receiving benefits.
Jack
There has historically been very little fraud in the Social Security Administration, and research has found it to be one of the most efficiently run organizations in the world. The only fraud is that we are dealing with a criminal in the White House who is trying to run the government like a crime boss
Donna W.
This explanation makes perfect sense.
Gloria A.
Good luck with your endeavors to make the SSA a agency of sucess. The people are counting on your expertise to do a service for the poeple.
God Bless America
vera l.
he was wrong and still wrong about fraud in large scale, another lie