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December 1986 (Volume 64)
Quarterly Article
Edward H. Yelin
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Federal policy to provide income to workers disabled by chronic illness has been under attack. Data from the Social Security Administration Survey of Disability and Work reveal that anticipation of higher levels of disability income does not correlate with cessation of work; the nature of illness and the structure of work do. Policies predicated on the myth of malingering will hurt millions of the disabled chronically ill.
Author(s): Edward Yelin
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Volume 64, Issue 4 (pages 622–649) Published in 1986
