Objective: To determine the impact of state workers’ compensation and public disability benefits’ reverse offset on SSA’s Disability Insurance Trust Fund.
Open Recommendations
Recommendation Number | Significant Recommendation | Recommended Questioned Costs | Recommended Funds for Better Use | Additional Details | |
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1 | No | $0 | $0 | Agree | |
Determine whether SSA made inaccurate Workers' Compensation and Public Disability Benefits' (WC/PDB) offset determinations and improperly paid 13,033 beneficiaries with inaccurate WC/PDB information in its records. | |||||
2 | No | $0 | $0 | Disagree | |
Negotiate with the states to establish data matches to obtain WC/PDB information to help ensure SSA correctly applies WC/PDB offsets. | |||||
3 | No | $408,147 | $0 | Agree | |
Establish system controls to identify cases likely to have incorrect WC/PDB offsets and/or reverse offset determinations. |