Social Security: Time Required to Approve and Pay Attorney Fees Can Be Reduced

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Abstract:

This report presents the results of our review of the Social Security Administrations SSA attorney fee approval and payment process. The report contains recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services that could shorten the processing time for approving and paying attorney fees. Also, it provides data on Social Security claimants access to attorneys and on the fees claimants pay their attorneys. GAOs objectives were to identify the obstacles to the timely payment of attorney fees provide information on claimants access to attorneys and provide information on attorney fee processes in state workers compensation programs, including information on attorney charges.

Author(s):
No Author(s) Identified
Author Organization(s):
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC HUMAN RESOURCES DIV
Pagination:
0033

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
GAO/HRD-89-7
Monitor Series:
GAO
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_8.2.4_Leverage Capacities and Capabilities of Security Establishments; JCA_8.2_Shape; JCA_8_Building Partnerships; JCA_5.3.1_Analyze Problem; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_5.3.2_Apply Situational Understanding; JCA_6.4_Information Assurance; JCA_5.4_Decide; JCA_5.3.4_Develop Courses of Action; JCA_5.3.5_Analyze Courses of Action; JCA_5.3.3_Develop Strategy; JCA_1.3_Human Capital Management; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_1.3.2_Personnel Management; JCA_1.2.5_Lessons Learned; JCA_4.5.4_Requirements Definition; JCA_4.5_Operational Contract Support
Communities of Interest:
Biomedical
Descriptor(s):
*ATTORNEYS, *COMPENSATION, *SOCIAL SECURITY, TIME, PROCESSING, HUMANS, PERSONNEL
Field(s)/Group(s):
Administration and Management, Economics and Cost Analysis
Keyword(s):
FEES
Report Date:
1988 Oct 18