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Insurers Faulted as Overloading Social Security
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04-02-2008, 10:27 AM
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Insurers Faulted as Overloading Social Security
The Social Security system is choking on paperwork and spending millions of dollars a year screening dubious applications for disability benefits, according to lawsuits filed by whistle-blowers.
Insurance companies are the source of the problem, the lawsuits say. The insurers are forcing many people who file disability claims with them to also apply to Social Security — even people who clearly do not qualify for the government program.
READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN THE NY TIMES:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/01/business/01disabled.html?_r=1&st=cse&sq=social+security&scp =1&oref=slogin
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