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Podcast on Physician-Assisted Fraud in SSA Disability Benefits

Posted on December 11, 2014

Each year, the Social Security Administration relies on medical evidence to determine whether millions of new disability benefit claimants are qualified. This evidence, and those who provide it, have raised questions about potential fraud.

Hear our podcast with Dan Bertoni, a director in GAO's Education, Workforce, and Income Security team, who led a recent review of SSA's efforts to detect and prevent physician-assisted fraud in its disability programs.

Physician-Assisted Fraud in SSA Disability Benefits