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Reid K Weisbord - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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congressional statement of reid k weisbord regarding social Security Representative payee misuse to united states house ways and means committee june 5 2013
Social Science Research Network, 2013Co-Authors: Reid K WeisbordAbstract:Hearing before the House Ways and Means Committee Subcommittee on Social Security Wednesday, June 5, 2013. “How Social Security Protects the Benefits of Those Who Cannot Protect Themselves.” Statement of Reid Kress Weisbord, Submitted June 5, 2013, on Social Security Representative Payee Misuse.Representative payee misuse adversely affects the most vulnerable beneficiaries within the Social Security program and is exceptionally difficult to detect under current agency protocols. Additionally, when the Social Security Administration’s failure to monitor a Representative payee results in benefit misuse, SSA is statutorily required to reimburse certain beneficiaries for all misused funds. To reduce the incidence of benefit misuse (and, by extension, to reduce government reimbursement of misused funds), this statement proposes a "family Representative" system whereby a concerned family member or friend would be carefully vetted and appointed with authority to monitor the Representative payee’s performance. A family Representative with first-hand observation of the beneficiary would be in a better position to detect and report benefit misuse than a governmental agency lacking personal contact. This proposal would be essentially cost-free, protect vulnerable beneficiaries, and reduce government spending on benefit misuse reimbursements.
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social Security Representative payee misuse
Social Science Research Network, 2013Co-Authors: Reid K WeisbordAbstract:This Article examines the problem of benefit misuse within the Social Security Representative payee system, identifies shortcomings in the current legal framework for policing the payee’s conduct, and proposes legislative reform. The Social Security “Representative payee” system serves an important function by protecting beneficiaries who have cognitive impairments and therefore cannot manage their own financial affairs. For beneficiaries living in an institutional setting, such as a nursing or group home, however, the appointment of the home or home administrator as Representative payee creates conflicts of interest that adversely affect the beneficiary. Benefit misuse by Representative payees in this setting tends to go undetected because the Social Security Administration lacks resources to perform universal audits and the cognitively compromised beneficiary is often incapable of detecting financial improprieties. To improve oversight of institutional Representative payees such as nursing and group homes, this Article proposes that Congress create a “family Representative” program wherein a concerned relative or friend would be authorized to monitor the payee without assuming the burdens and liabilities of a Representative payee appointment. The family Representative would be a person familiar with the beneficiary’s needs and circumstances and would receive a copy of all reports submitted by the Representative payee to the Social Security Administration. The family Representative’s access to information regarding the payee’s performance would facilitate greater detection and reporting of benefit misuse to the Social Security Administration than under the current system. The Article’s Appendix contains legislative language for a proposed statutory amendment to the Social Security Act that would implement the family Representative program.
Margaret G Farrell - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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improving the social Security Representative payee program recommendations of the administrative conference of the united states
2016Co-Authors: Margaret G FarrellAbstract:s part of the Social Security program, Congress authorizes the Social Security Administration X A. (SSA) to pay recipients' benefits to a "representa tive payee," where doing so would be in the beneficiary's interest.1 A Representative payee is an individual or organization authorized to receive and manage benefits on behalf of someone deemed incapable of doing so on his or her own. The payee is responsible for receiving and spending benefits on the beneficiary's behalf and, while the payee is required to use the benefits in the recipient's best interests, the payee has the authority to decide how the benefits will be spent. SSA currently pays about $25 billion in Social Security benefits to Representative payees of more than 4 million beneficiaries.2 Although Congress recognized the need for representa tive payment in the late 1930s, the need has increased over the years and will continue to rise.3 In recent years, lawsuits and publicized abuses of beneficiaries focused attention on Representative payment,4 and created con cern that the system is not actually serving the benefi ciaries' interests, that SSA does not adequately detect unqualified Representatives, that the suspension of bene fits due to a lack of qualified Representatives harms beneficiaries, and that Representatives are not monitored adequately or required to repay misused funds. SSA asked the Administrative Conference of the Unit ed States (the Conference) to study the program and make recommendations for its improvement.5 While the study was underway, Congress addressed some of the program's procedural aspects, as part of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990.6 This article discusses the
Kaskie Brian - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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A Protocol for Examining and Mapping Elder Abuse Pathways in Iowa
Washington University Open Scholarship, 2019Co-Authors: Sandler, Leonard A., Kaskie BrianAbstract:This study and report is intended to guide and empower rural communities to map out, evaluate, and bolster the network of organizations, advocates, and governments to help combat elder abuse and neglect in all forms. It is the result of an in-depth examination of the discrete points in the east-central Iowa corridor, which generated several insights and recommendations. Many of the impediments stem from a lack of funding, and not from a lack of motivation, commitment, or effort from the three pillars of the Iowa system, Heritage Area Agency on Aging providers, Adult Protective Service workers, and law enforcement. Key informants urge cities and counties to earmark tax dollars, victim assistance funds, and civil monetary penalty funds to pay for local pilot projects, including enhanced multidisciplinary teams. Renewed focus could be placed on: dispelling myths and misconceptions surrounding elder abuse; increasing public awareness of the local organizations and people involved in identifying, reporting, responding to, and resolving incidents of abuse; acknowledging that no one person or organization can do it all alone, and encouraging systems agents to begin changing their culture and protocols; involving additional social workers and therapists in the system to address the complex family dynamics and relationships that are often at the heart of elder abuse; providing increased and easier access to persons qualified to assess an elder’s mental health and capacity for making decisions; funding for state and county attorneys to increase prosecution, increase state and local level specialized elder abuse units, and provide state-wide training of special prosecutors to handle elder abuse cases; and providing funding for individuals or organizations who are willing and available to make decisions for an elder, such as a financial or healthcare agent, guardian, conservator, Social Security Representative Payee, or other fiduciary
Sandler, Leonard A. - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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A Protocol for Examining and Mapping Elder Abuse Pathways in Iowa
Washington University Open Scholarship, 2019Co-Authors: Sandler, Leonard A., Kaskie BrianAbstract:This study and report is intended to guide and empower rural communities to map out, evaluate, and bolster the network of organizations, advocates, and governments to help combat elder abuse and neglect in all forms. It is the result of an in-depth examination of the discrete points in the east-central Iowa corridor, which generated several insights and recommendations. Many of the impediments stem from a lack of funding, and not from a lack of motivation, commitment, or effort from the three pillars of the Iowa system, Heritage Area Agency on Aging providers, Adult Protective Service workers, and law enforcement. Key informants urge cities and counties to earmark tax dollars, victim assistance funds, and civil monetary penalty funds to pay for local pilot projects, including enhanced multidisciplinary teams. Renewed focus could be placed on: dispelling myths and misconceptions surrounding elder abuse; increasing public awareness of the local organizations and people involved in identifying, reporting, responding to, and resolving incidents of abuse; acknowledging that no one person or organization can do it all alone, and encouraging systems agents to begin changing their culture and protocols; involving additional social workers and therapists in the system to address the complex family dynamics and relationships that are often at the heart of elder abuse; providing increased and easier access to persons qualified to assess an elder’s mental health and capacity for making decisions; funding for state and county attorneys to increase prosecution, increase state and local level specialized elder abuse units, and provide state-wide training of special prosecutors to handle elder abuse cases; and providing funding for individuals or organizations who are willing and available to make decisions for an elder, such as a financial or healthcare agent, guardian, conservator, Social Security Representative Payee, or other fiduciary