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The Fourth Bite At The Apple: A Study Of The Operation And Utility Of The Social Security Administration's Appeals Council, Charles H. Koch, Jr., David A. Koplow
The Fourth Bite At The Apple: A Study Of The Operation And Utility Of The Social Security Administration's Appeals Council, Charles H. Koch, Jr., David A. Koplow
Florida State University Law Review
The Social Security Administration's Appeals Council performs the fourth and final administrative evaluation of appealed disability claims. Very little information about the Appeals Council has been available to claimants and their representatives, even though claimants must request Appeals Council review before filing an appeal in federal court. In response to criticism and controversy surrounding this obscure branch of the Social Security Administration, the administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) asked Professors Koch and Koplow to study the Appeals Council's effectiveness in disability claims and adjudication. In this Article, the authors examine Appeals Council operations and the Council's relationship to …
A Specialized Court For Social Security? A Critique Of Recent Proposals, Robert E. Rains
A Specialized Court For Social Security? A Critique Of Recent Proposals, Robert E. Rains
Florida State University Law Review
In this Article Professor Rains evaluates the recent proposals for the creation of a Social Security Court. He evaluates the existing administrative and judicial system for the review of social security claims in light of recent problems. Finally, Professors Rains suggests that many of the present difficulties with the system can be solved by reform of the Social Security Administration’s review process rather than creation of an Article I court.