Objective: To determine whether the Social Security Administration accurately administered Statutory Benefit Continuation for beneficiaries who appealed the Agency’s medical cessation decisions.
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 | |
Create a stand-alone Statutory Benefit Continuation (SBC) election form, and if feasible, provide more options for beneficiaries to elect SBC, such as electronic election or verbal attestation. | |||||
5 | Yes | $68,446,451 | $0 | Agree | |
Improve systems to ensure SBC payments to Disability Insurance beneficiaries and auxiliary beneficiaries are stopped in accordance with applicable statutes, regulations, and policy. |