Disability claims skyrocket: Here's why - Apr. 11, 2013 - 10 views
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Since 2003, there's been a 29% jump in Americans with little or no work experience getting disability payments, according to the Social Security Administration. Over the same time, there's been a 44% increase in disability claims by people formerly in the workplace.
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All told, the federal government spent nearly $250 billion in 2011 paying more than 23 million Americans some type of disability claim.
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1 million workers receiving private disability insurance.
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"All told, the federal government spent nearly $250 billion in 2011 paying more than 23 million Americans some type of disability claim. That's about 7% of the overall population, and 16% of the workforce." This article is mainly about the rise of disability and why it is happening. It provides information about the amount of people receiving disability claims, when money for these claims may run out, what actions will be taken when it does, and the influence of the recession on the amount of people with a disability to work.
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This article describes the rapid growth of disability claims and payments despite many advances in medicine and technologies in other fields. The article also contains statistical examples of how this is affecting the economy.