RESEARCH TO INFORM POLICY: CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE MATHEMATICA CENTER FOR STUDYING DISABILITY POLICY

This article summarizes findings from selected research conducted under the Social Security Administration's (SSA's) Disability Research Consortium (DRC) at the Mathematica Center for Studying Disability Policy. Mathematica researchers, often in collaboration with SSA and other research in...

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Published in:Social security bulletin 2020-02, Vol.80 (1), p.41-VI
Main Authors: Livermore, Gina A, Hyde, Jody Schimmel, Ben-Shalom, Yonatan, Honeycutt, Todd, Stapleton, David C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access
Age
Collaboration
Consortia
Disabilities
Disability insurance
Disability studies
Disabled persons
Early intervention
Employers
Employment
Forecasts and trends
Health care costs
Health care industry
Health insurance
Health insurance industry
Insurance
Labor force
Labor force participation
Medical economics
Medical research
Older workers
People with disabilities
Poverty
Researchers
Social security
Trust funds
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Summary:This article summarizes findings from selected research conducted under the Social Security Administration's (SSA's) Disability Research Consortium (DRC) at the Mathematica Center for Studying Disability Policy. Mathematica researchers, often in collaboration with SSA and other research institutions, have conducted studies addressing five broad topic areas. Those topics are Social Security Disability Insurance applicants and their potential ability to remain in the labor force; factors affecting participation in the federal disability programs; the characteristics, wellbeing, and employment of disability program participants; special populations of people with disabilities; and access to health insurance for people with disabilities. The studies highlight how the DRC has supported a broad range of rigorous, policy-relevant research and made important contributions to the body of knowledge on those topics.
ISSN:0037-7910
1937-4666