The changes impact what’s known as Disability Adjudication, the process by which the agency reviews medical records and ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is taking an important step to improve how we serve the public by joining the ...

SUMMARY: We are announcing the extension of tests involving modifications to disability determination procedures authorized by 20 CFR 404.906 and 416.1406. These rules authorize us to test several ...

The workshop’s final session was a discussion moderated by Elham Mahmoudi, planning committee member and associate professor of health economics at the University of Michigan. The final panelists were ...

Traditionally, the Social Security Administration (SSA) followed a pretty comprehensive process to evaluate disability claims. The in-depth nature of the process is meant to provide accurate ...

The Social Security Administration is set to finalize new rules codifying the agency’s expanded use of audio and video technology to conduct disability determination hearings after the formats ...

The covid-19 pandemic has turned the world upside down, forcing us to navigate a long-lasting impact on our lives. Today, while science has made medical advances to get us through the depth of the ...

Broader use of standardized psychological testing for applicants submitting disability claims to the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) should improve the accuracy and consistency of disability ...

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BISMARCK, N.D., Dec. 9-- The North Dakota Department of Human Services issued the following news release: The North Dakota Department of Human Services' Disability Determination Services (DDS) Unit ...

The medical model of disability locates the problem of disability at the person, and it operates in the context of disease, disorders, and impairments. The social model of disability understands ...