The government might be denying Social Security disability benefits to hundreds of thousands of people who should be getting them. That's according to one local congressman, who said he believes the government is rejecting valid claims simply to save money.
Freshman Rep. Jason Altmire is reacting to a recent network news investigation highlighting the potential problem, and he compared it to another highly criticized policy involving military benefits.
Only after congressional intervention was an emotional Jean Sbaraglia, of Allison Park, able to get the Social Security disability benefits the government spent years denying her.
No, I do not think he is any relation to Arthur Altmeyer, a major figure in the history of Social Security in the United States and the man for whom the Altmeyer Building at Social Security headquarters is named. The name is spelled differently.
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Denied claims and their appeals cost the agency (as opposed to the trust funds) much more than allowances cost, so saying the agency was denying claims to save money makes no sense.
That is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard.
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