On the Congressional Front…
The 114th Congress has seen a number of Social Security-related bills recently. We will examine several of these bills here. The Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act: Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Xavier Becerra (D-CA) introduced this bill, which was designed to reduce fraud. The bill provides secure annual funding for program integrity measures, which include Continuing Disability Reviews, SSI redeterminations, and the establishment of a Cooperative Disability Investigation Unit in each state. The bill also requires the Social Security Administration (SSA) to analyze a handful of Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) decisions prior… Learn More