Author: United States. National Commission on Social Security ReformPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Disability insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Report of the National Commission on Social Security Reform
Author: United States. National Commission on Social Security ReformPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Disability insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Social Security
Author: Larry W. DeWittPublisher: CQ Press
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
A Documentary History tells the story of the creation and development of the U.S. Social Security program through primary source documents, from its antecendents and founding in 1935, to the controversial issues of the present. This unique reference presents the complex history of Social Security in an accessible volume that highlights the program's major moments and events.
Hearing Loss
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309092965
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Millions of Americans experience some degree of hearing loss. The Social Security Administration (SSA) operates programs that provide cash disability benefits to people with permanent impairments like hearing loss, if they can show that their impairments meet stringent SSA criteria and their earnings are below an SSA threshold. The National Research Council convened an expert committee at the request of the SSA to study the issues related to disability determination for people with hearing loss. This volume is the product of that study. Hearing Loss: Determining Eligibility for Social Security Benefits reviews current knowledge about hearing loss and its measurement and treatment, and provides an evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of the current processes and criteria. It recommends changes to strengthen the disability determination process and ensure its reliability and fairness. The book addresses criteria for selection of pure tone and speech tests, guidelines for test administration, testing of hearing in noise, special issues related to testing children, and the difficulty of predicting work capacity from clinical hearing test results. It should be useful to audiologists, otolaryngologists, disability advocates, and others who are concerned with people who have hearing loss.
World Social Protection Report 2017-19
Author: Mental Disorders and Disabilities Among Low-Income Children
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309376882
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 397
Book Description
Children living in poverty are more likely to have mental health problems, and their conditions are more likely to be severe. Of the approximately 1.3 million children who were recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability benefits in 2013, about 50% were disabled primarily due to a mental disorder. An increase in the number of children who are recipients of SSI benefits due to mental disorders has been observed through several decades of the program beginning in 1985 and continuing through 2010. Nevertheless, less than 1% of children in the United States are recipients of SSI disability benefits for a mental disorder. At the request of the Social Security Administration, Mental Disorders and Disability Among Low-Income Children compares national trends in the number of children with mental disorders with the trends in the number of children receiving benefits from the SSI program, and describes the possible factors that may contribute to any differences between the two groups. This report provides an overview of the current status of the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders, and the levels of impairment in the U.S. population under age 18. The report focuses on 6 mental disorders, chosen due to their prevalence and the severity of disability attributed to those disorders within the SSI disability program: attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, oppositional defiant disorder/conduct disorder, autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, learning disabilities, and mood disorders. While this report is not a comprehensive discussion of these disorders, Mental Disorders and Disability Among Low-Income Children provides the best currently available information regarding demographics, diagnosis, treatment, and expectations for the disorder time course - both the natural course and under treatment.
Keeping the Promise of Social Security in Latin America
Author: Indermit S. GillPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 0821383752
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Empirical analysis of two decades of pioneering pension and social security reform in Latin America and the Caribbean shows that much has been achieved, but that critical challenges remain. In tackling this unfinished agenda, a great deal can be learned from the reform experience of countries in the region. 'Keeping the Promise,' produced by the chief economist's office for the Latin America and Caribbean region at the World Bank, evaluates policy reforms in 12 countries, points to successes and shortcomings, and proposes priorities and options for future reform.
Report of the 1979 Advisory Council on Social Security
Author: United States. Advisory Council on Social Security (1978-1979)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social security
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
World Development Report 2011
Author: World BankPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 0821384406
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
The 2011 WDR on Conflict, Security and Development underlines the devastating impact of persistent conflict on a country or region's development prospects - noting that the 1.5 billion people living in conflict-affected areas are twice as likely to be in poverty. Its goal is to contribute concrete, practical suggestions on conflict and fragility.
The Belmont Report
Author: United States. National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral ResearchPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ethics, Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 614
Book Description
Policymaking for Social Security
Author: Martha DerthickPublisher: Brookings Institution Press
ISBN: 9780815718154
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
Comprehensively analyzes the American social security program, considering its history, politics, policies, and troubled future and advocating a realistic and less reverent approach to its modification.