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Health Measures Across Different Social Security Disability Groups

  • 27.3% of SS Beneficiaries were hospitalized, while 53.7% had more than 5 visits to a medical provider. 21.1% of SS Denied individuals were hospitalized, while 41.9% had more than 5 visits to a medical provider.
  • The general population, in comparison, had 6.9% hospitalizations and 15.5% provider visits.
  • These numbers are significant considering the denied group is least likely to have health insurance.
  • Based on self-reported health, 6.9% of the general population reports fair or poor health. The denied group comes to 50% and beneficiaries come to 62.5%.
  • Health care utilization and self-reported health stats estimate that SS Denied individuals may have better health than beneficiaries, but, overall, both groups face significant challenges.
  • "Other Public or Private Beneficiaries" individuals fall under a "middle population, that has better health than SS denied and beneficiaries, but overall poorer health than the general population.

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Updated 2023-08-20

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