The Economist — Disability insurance: Not Working
Disability insurance: Not working The Economist, January 23, 2015 For years, Doug, who lives in Binghamton, New York, suffered from bipolar disorder. In 2003 he enrolled in the federal disability...
View ArticleGetting Things Done: Promoting Opportunity for Individuals with Disabilities
At Ways and Means, we confront big challenges—and few are bigger than finding a sustainable solution to the trust fund shortfall in our Disability Insurance (DI) program. But the committee, led by...
View ArticleRyan, Johnson, and Hatch Call on Disability Community to Provide Ideas to...
WASHINGTON, DC — House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI), Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX), and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) today called on the...
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DI Reform: Opportunity for Everyone to Meet Their Potential
This morning, Ways and Means is holding its first full committee hearing on Social Security in years. The focus is the Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) program—and how to make it work better....
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Ryan Opening Statement: Promoting Opportunity for Disability Insurance...
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) delivered the following opening statement during a hearing on promoting work opportunities for Social Security Disability...
View ArticleRyan, Brady, Johnson Respond to Trustees Report
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the Social Security and Medicare trustees released their annual reports on the programs’ financial health. The trustees found that, without congressional action, the Medicare...
View ArticleWays and Means Members Express Concerns Related to Complex Rehabilitation...
Washington, DC — Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX), and Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) sent a letter this morning to the acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...
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