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Social Security Disability: Implementing the Medical Improvement Review Standard

HRD-88-108BR Published: Sep 30, 1988. Publicly Released: Oct 31, 1988.
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In response to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Social Security Administration's (SSA) and state disability determination services' (DDS) implementation of the medical improvement review standard to determine whether: (1) SSA implemented the standard as intended; and (2) DDS encountered problems with it.

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Disability benefitsDisability insuranceEligibility determinationsstate relationsIncome maintenance programsProgram managementQuality assuranceSocial security benefitsState-administered programsSupplemental security income