The Impact of Rehabilitation and Counseling Services on the Labor Market Activity of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Beneficiaries

2014 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 623-648 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert R. Weathers ◽  
Michelle Stegman Bailey
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Social Security ◽  
Disability Insurance ◽  
Counseling Services ◽  
Social Security Disability Insurance ◽  
Market Activity ◽  
Social Security Disability ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Labor Market Activity

Who’s at risk of entering Social Security Disability Insurance? A comparison of application and allowance rates for groups of at-risk individuals

2020 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 341-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kara Contreary ◽  
Todd Honeycutt
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Social Security ◽  
Disability Insurance ◽  
Risk Groups ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Social Security Disability Insurance ◽  
Program Participation ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Social Security Disability ◽  
Employment Characteristics

BACKGROUND: The U.S. government has implemented several programs to reduce federal expenditures on Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) and help beneficiaries return to work, but the limited success of these efforts has raised interest in approaches that help workers with disabilities remain in the workforce. OBJECTIVE: This paper provides information on individuals at risk of applying for DI benefits to help build the evidence base for policies that provide workers with disabilities support to eliminate the need to apply for and receive DI benefits. METHODS: Using three panels of the Survey of Income and Program Participation matched to SSA administrative data, we describe the employment characteristics of seven groups at risk of applying for DI benefits before and after application, as well as the outcomes of their DI applications. RESULTS: New private disability insurance recipients were more likely to apply for and receive DI than members of other at-risk groups. However, individuals with high healthcare expenditures made up the largest proportion of successful applicants across the at-risk groups considered here. CONCLUSION: While it seems plausible that individuals within an at-risk group who are likely to apply for DI benefits can be identified and provided supports to help them maintain employment, focusing on a specific group to promote employment over DI benefits may have a limited effect on the DI program because applicants come from multiple groups.

The Accelerated Benefits Demonstration: Impacts on the Employment of Disability Insurance Beneficiaries

2014 ◽  
Vol 104 (5) ◽  
pp. 336-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Stegman Bailey ◽  
Robert R. Weathers
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Affordable Care Act ◽  
Disability Insurance ◽  
Random Assignment ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Employment Services ◽  
Market Activity ◽  
The Third ◽  
Labor Market Activity

We use data from the Accelerated Benefits demonstration to estimate the impacts of providing newly entitled disability insurance (DI) beneficiaries with health insurance and additional services during the DI program's 24-month Medicare waiting period. While health insurance alone did not increase employment, the additional employment services appeared to have positive short-term impacts on labor market activity. We find a statistically significant increase in employment and earnings in the second calendar year after random assignment; although these findings disappear in the third calendar year. Our results may have implications for disability reform proposals and provisions within the Affordable Care Act.

Placement Decision Dilemmas and Solutions

1991 ◽  
Vol 85 (6) ◽  
pp. 268-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.G. Hopf
Keyword(s):  
Social Security ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Educational System ◽  
Supported Employment ◽  
Disability Insurance ◽  
Social Security Disability Insurance ◽  
Placement Decisions ◽  
Placement Decision ◽  
Social Security Disability

This paper presents the private agency's view of the service-delivery dilemma of funding versus placement decisions. It focuses on three program areas to highlight this dilemma: 1) Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) disincentives to competitive placement, 2) the private agency's role when the educational system falls short, and 3) supported employment.

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