Objective: To determine whether the Social Security Administration correctly processed workers’ compensation lump-sum settlements when they determined workers’ compensation offset of Disability Insurance benefits.
Open Recommendations
| Recommendation Number | Significant Recommendation | Recommended Questioned Costs | Recommended Funds for Better Use | Additional Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | $0 | $0 | Agree | |
| Correct the 33 cases with improper payments in accordance with Social Security Administration (SSA) policy. | |||||
| 2 | No | $0 | $0 | Agree | |
| Correct the 45 cases without improper payments per SSA policy. | |||||
| 7 | No | $0 | $0 | Agree | |
| Provide training based on workload deficiencies identified in WC Quality Today Management Information. | |||||
| 8 | No | $0 | $0 | Disagree | |
| Evaluate the effectiveness of the strike team in processing center 5 and whether strike teams should be established in other processing centers. | |||||
| 9 | Yes | $359,839,314 | $0 | Disagree | |
| Review the 193,950 worker’s compensation cases in our population to identify and correct the estimated 151,281 cases with errors. | |||||