Clawback
SSA Moves to Soften the Impact of Overpayment Recovery
Social Security Commissioner Martin O’Malley, facing up to the Agency’s mounting public criticism on the procedures used to recover overpayments, recently made good on his vow to eliminate one of the “heavy-handed” practices previously used. Before O’Malley’s announcement, the Agency’s…
“Clawback” Update–A Real Life Example of What To Do
The Social Security overpayment problem, and the Agency’s much-criticized actions to “clawback the mistaken payments, are continuing to draw attention in the media and Congress. If you’ve received one of the infamous SSA demand payment letters, you should know that…
Senate Confirms Former Maryland Governor as SSA Commissioner
On a 50-11 vote, the U.S. Senate yesterday ended the two-year absence of a permanent Social Security Administration leader. Former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley will assume the position of Commissioner for the agency, replacing acting Commissioner Kilolo Kijakazi and taking…
Four Key Moments from the Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Hearing on Improper Payments
WASHINGTON – With $16 billion in improper payments over the last five years, beneficiaries living on fixed incomes who rely on Social Security for their livelihood face challenging outcomes where they may receive less than they are owed or are overpaid…
Stimulus Payments Surface as Another Factor in the “Clawback” Debacle
Amid rhetoric and Congressional oversight reviews of the Social Security Administration’s movement to recover benefit overpayments amounting to more than $26 billion, there’s a new wrinkle. Reports are surfacing of beneficiaries receiving letters requesting repayment of benefits caused by misunderstanding–or…
Social Security’s Overpayment Problem to get Congressional Attention
The much-publicized effort by the Social Security Administration to recover more than $26 billion in payments mistakenly made to beneficiaries will be subjected to a hearing by the House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee this week, according to a…