Preventing Improper Payments to Deceased People: Improved Agency Coordination
New legislation aims to enhance information sharing between federal and state agencies to prevent benefits from being paid to deceased individuals. Citizens can expect greater accuracy in the benefits system, reducing fraud and misuse of public funds. The act also establishes mechanisms for correcting errors when someone is incorrectly identified as deceased.
Key points
Improved Data Sharing: The Social Security Administration will share death information with the "Do Not Pay" system to prevent improper payments.
Error Correction: Procedures are introduced to notify agencies of errors when a living person is mistakenly identified as deceased, protecting citizens' rights.
Shared Costs: Agencies will share the costs of death data, ensuring system efficiency.
Evidence Requirement: Recording a death in the system will require clear and convincing evidence to avoid errors.
Effective Date: The changes will take effect on December 27, 2026.
Status:
Became Law
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