The Prospect of Losing Benefits and the Work Decisions of Participants in Disability Programs : A Cross-Program Comparison
UMass Chan Affiliations
Commonwealth MedicineDepartment of Psychiatry
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Center for Health Policy and Research
Document Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2012-02-03Keywords
Disabled PersonsInsurance, Disability
Medical Assistance
Employment
Work
Insurance Benefits
Health Services Administration
Health Services Research
Public Health
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Participants in public disability programs face the loss of benefits if they work and earn at substantial levels. Policy makers, researchers, and advocates have suggested that the prospect of benefit loss is, at least in part, an explanation for the low levels of earnings and work participation among disability program participants; however, research on the actual effects is very limited. The authors estimate the prospect of benefit loss effects on work participation and earnings of participants in four disability programs using a unique survey. The findings strongly suggest that the prospect of benefit loss decreases earnings and work participation among disability program participants. Unexpectedly, the authors found little variation in the size of the prospect of benefit loss effects across programs even though there is substantial cross-program variation in the actual benefit loss that occurs with work participation and increased earnings.Source
Gettens, J., Henry, A.D., Laszlo, A., and Himmelstein, J. (2012). The prospects of losing benefits and the work decisions of participants in disability programs: A cross-program comparison. Journal of Disability Policy Studies. E-pub ahead of print. doi: 10.1177/1044207311429345. Link to article on publisher's website
DOI
10.1177/1044207311429345Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/34771ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1177/1044207311429345