GAO Agrees to Conduct Larson-Requested Study on Quality of Medical Reviews in Social Security Disability Eligibility Determinations
June 24, 2019
June 24, 2019
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
Last week, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) agreed to conduct a study requested by Chairman of the Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee John B. Larson (CT-01) into whether doctors who help make Social Security disability benefit decisions are performing high-quality, accurate reviews. A recent series by the Tennessean raised concerns about reviews done by contracted do . . .
Last week, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) agreed to conduct a study requested by Chairman of the Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee John B. Larson (CT-01) into whether doctors who help make Social Security disability benefit decisions are performing high-quality, accurate reviews. A recent series by the Tennessean raised concerns about reviews done by contracted do . . .