Approved claims may have risen more quickly in 2008 at the Social Security Disability Insurance program than at private disability insurers.
The Council for Disability Awareness, Portland, Maine, is reporting that finding in a summary of results from an analysis of SSDI program data and a survey of the 15 CDA member disability insurance companies.
SSDI applications rose 5.9% in 2008, to 2.3 million, and the number of workers approved for SSDI benefits increased 8.7%, to 895,000, the CDA reports.
The percentage of workers covered by the SSDI program who are receiving SSDI benefits increased to 4.8% in 2008, from 3.5% in 1998.