Expanding Access to Health Care for Social Security Disability Insurance Beneficiaries: Early Findings from the Accelerated Benefits Demonstration

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Article Publication Date: 
1/1/2010
Summary: 
Most Social Security Disability Insurance beneficiaries complete a 5-month waiting period before cash benefits entitlement and a 24-month waiting period before Medicare benefits. The Accelerated Benefits randomized experiment tests the effects of providing beneficiaries without health insurance with a benefits package during the waiting period. Read this article for findings on the prevalence of health insurance coverage among beneficiaries and the characteristics of those without insurance.
Article Author: 
Weathers II, Robert R.; Silanskis, Chris; Stegman, Michelle; Jones, John; and Kalasunas, Susan
Topics: 
Accessibility
Types/Tools: 
Newsletter, periodic publication
Populations: 
N/A
Sources: 
U.S. Social Security Administration
Programs/Initiatives: 
N/A
States: 
All States/Territories
Keywords: 
Eligibility
Accelerated Benefits (AB); Disability Insurance (DI); Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA); Social Security Administration (SSA)

Contact

U.S. Social Security Administration Office of Retirement and Disability Policy
Phone: 
1-800-772-1213

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/52878