President Signs Law to Curb Improper Payments via SSA Death Data Sharing
The Bottom Line
The President signed S. 269 into law, requiring the Social Security Administration to share death records with all federal agencies by December 2026 to stop improper payments. This change aims to save billions of taxpayer dollars by ensuring benefits are not sent to deceased individuals. A related bill, H.R. 1403, mandates that states also check these records for Medicaid programs starting in 2027.
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S. 269 and H.R. 2716 are companion bills in the Senate and House, with S. 269 being the version signed into law. H.R. 1403 is a separate but related bill that focuses on applying these death records to state-run Medicaid programs starting in 2027.
Stopping Government Payments to Deceased People
Congress requires Social Security to share death data to help stop payments sent after someone dies
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