Millions of dollars in disability fraud may go undetected due to Social Security Administration policies that discourage staff from reporting suspicious claims, according to a government watchdog.
The policies aren’t suited to detecting fraud in complex schemes in which physicians, disability applicants and even former SSA employees team up to secure insurance payments, the Government Accountability Office said.
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