{"id":1774813,"date":"2023-11-21T17:03:52","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T22:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/?page_id=1774813"},"modified":"2026-04-16T17:18:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T21:18:24","slug":"overpayment-outrage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/overpayment-outrage\/","title":{"rendered":"Overpayment Outrage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-cover-hero wp-block-kff-shared-cover-hero--offset wp-block-kff-shared-cover-hero--left-align archive-highlight-color archive-highlight-color--black alignfull wp-block-kff-shared-cover-hero\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/11\/ssaheader-1.jpg')\">\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"wp-block-kff-shared-cover-hero__overlay\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"opacity: 0.4\"\n\t\t><\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-cover-hero__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-cover-hero__title\">\n\t\t\t\tOverpayment Outrage\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-cover-hero__subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\tKFF Health News \/ Cox Media Group Investigation\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-cover-hero__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-neutral-100-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-075bbb61d0474e6a4cbfcfd89c30d625\">The Social Security Administration has been overpaying billions of dollars to people, many on disability \u2014 then demanding the money back, even if the government made the mistake, an investigation by <strong>KFF Health News<\/strong> and <strong>Cox Media Group<\/strong> revealed. The reporting has triggered a congressional hearing, additional Senate oversight of the agency, an apology from the head of the SSA to Congress, and an ongoing internal policy review. In early 2024, the head of Social Security announced sweeping policy changes to address concerns about overpayments.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading screen-reader-text\" id=\"h-featured-stories\">Featured Stories<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-style-featured-stories is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-1746324\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/social-security-overpayments-investigation\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/09\/Justina_Worrell.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/09\/Justina_Worrell.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/09\/Justina_Worrell.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/09\/Justina_Worrell.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A photo of a woman sitting in a chair indoors.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/social-security-overpayments-investigation\/\">Social Security Overpays Billions to People, Many on Disability. Then It Demands the Money Back.<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Beneficiaries in five states described what happened when they received letters calling on them to return overpayments that can reach tens of thousands of dollars or more.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/david-hilzenrath\/\">David Hilzenrath<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/jodie-fleischer-cox-media-group\/\">Jodie Fleischer, Cox Media Group<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2023-09-15T00:00:00+00:00\">Sept. 15, 2023<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-1760403\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/aging\/social-security-overpayments-congress-hearing\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/Greune-01.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/Greune-01.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/Greune-01.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/Greune-01.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A photo of an older man reading on the couch in the background. His adult daughter, who is blind and has cerebral palsy, sits in the foreground.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/aging\/social-security-overpayments-congress-hearing\/\">Covid Relief Payments Triggered Feds to Demand Money Back From Social Security Recipients<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Some Social Security beneficiaries say the government is clawing back benefits after they received covid stimulus payments that were supposed to be exempt from asset limits.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/david-hilzenrath\/\">David Hilzenrath<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/jodie-fleischer-cox-media-group\/\">Jodie Fleischer, Cox Media Group<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2023-10-18T00:00:00+00:00\">Oct. 18, 2023<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-1783491\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/aging\/social-security-overpayments-underestimate-kijakazi\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/Kijakazi.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/Kijakazi.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/Kijakazi.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/Kijakazi.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"Kilolo Kijakazi reviews a sheet of paper being handed to her.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/aging\/social-security-overpayments-underestimate-kijakazi\/\">Social Security Clawbacks Hit a Million More People Than Agency Chief Told Congress<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>More than 2 million people a year have been sent notices that Social Security overpaid them and demanding they repay the money. That\u2019s twice as many as the head of Social Security disclosed at a congressional hearing in October.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/david-hilzenrath\/\">David Hilzenrath<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/jodie-fleischer-cox-media-group\/\">Jodie Fleischer, Cox Media Group<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2023-12-06T00:00:00+00:00\">Dec. 6, 2023<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading screen-reader-text\" id=\"h-featured-video\">Featured Video<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:25px\"><strong>\u201cOverpayment Outrage\u201d is a collaboration between KFF Health News and Cox Media Group TV stations<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1230\" height=\"54\" src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/11\/station-brands-logos.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1780639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/11\/station-brands-logos.png 1230w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/11\/station-brands-logos.png?resize=150,7 150w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/11\/station-brands-logos.png?resize=500,22 500w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/11\/station-brands-logos.png?resize=768,34 768w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/11\/station-brands-logos.png?resize=120,5 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1230px) 100vw, 1230px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<iframe\n\tclass=\"block--iframe is-full-width\"\n\tallow=\"fullscreen\"\n\tframeborder=\"0\"\n\theight=\"500\"\n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1012529209?badge=0&#038;autopause=0&#038;player_id=0&#038;app_id=58479\"\n\twidth=\"100%\"\n><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-response-to-our-reporting\" style=\"font-size:54px\">Response to Our Reporting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow hidden-pagination\"><ul class=\"columns-3 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-6d3fbd8f wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2022716 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aging category-health-care-costs tag-disabilities tag-investigation tag-trump-administration content-types-article series-overpayment-outrage funder-john-a-hartford-foundation funder-scan-foundation funder-silver-century partner-cox-media-group\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2022716\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/aging\/trump-administration-social-security-overpayment-clawbacks-withholding-50-percent\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2210988208-resized.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2210988208-resized.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2210988208-resized.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2210988208-resized.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A photo of a concrete office building with the words &quot;Social Security Administration&quot; and &quot;www.socialsecurity.gov&quot; on a sign on the front entrance. An American flag on a pole is posted near the entrance.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/aging\/trump-administration-social-security-overpayment-clawbacks-withholding-50-percent\/\">Trump Administration Retreats From 100% Withholding on Social Security Clawbacks<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The Social Security Administration will now withhold 50% of many recipients\u2019 monthly benefits to claw back alleged overpayments \u2014 down from the 100% it announced in March, but way up from the 10% cap imposed under former President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/david-hilzenrath\/\">David Hilzenrath<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/jodie-fleischer-cox-media-group\/\">Jodie Fleischer, Cox Media Group<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2025-04-28T00:00:00+00:00\">April 28, 2025<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1997580 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aging category-health-care-costs category-health-industry tag-disabilities tag-investigation tag-multimedia tag-southern-bureau tag-trump-administration tag-video state-georgia content-types-article series-overpayment-outrage funder-georgia-health-initiative funder-john-a-hartford-foundation funder-robert-wood-johnson-foundation funder-scan-foundation funder-silver-century partner-cox-media-group\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-1997580\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/aging\/social-security-resumes-full-benefit-withholding-overpayments\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2203341364-resized.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2203341364-resized.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2203341364-resized.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2203341364-resized.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A photo of President Trump standing inside the U.S. Capitol.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/aging\/social-security-resumes-full-benefit-withholding-overpayments\/\">Under Trump, Social Security Resumes What It Once Called &#8216;Clawback Cruelty&#8217;<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Last year, the government stopped cutting off people\u2019s monthly Social Security benefits to claw back overpayments. Last week, under President Donald Trump, it reversed that change.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/david-hilzenrath\/\">David Hilzenrath<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/jodie-fleischer-cox-media-group\/\">Jodie Fleischer, Cox Media Group<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2025-03-11T00:00:00+00:00\">March 11, 2025<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1943377 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aging category-health-care-costs category-health-industry tag-disabilities tag-homeless tag-investigation tag-multimedia tag-congress tag-video state-georgia state-ohio content-types-article series-overpayment-outrage funder-georgia-health-initiative funder-john-a-hartford-foundation funder-robert-wood-johnson-foundation funder-scan-foundation partner-cox-media-group\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-1943377\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/aging\/social-security-overpayment-clawbacks-martin-omalley-agency-overhaul\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/OMalley.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/OMalley.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/OMalley.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/OMalley.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A photo of Martin O&#039;Malley at a Senate hearing.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/aging\/social-security-overpayment-clawbacks-martin-omalley-agency-overhaul\/\">Social Security Tackles Overpayment \u2018Injustices,\u2019 but Problems Remain<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>With his term soon to expire, Social Security chief Martin O\u2019Malley\u2019s efforts to address the agency\u2019s overpayments to beneficiaries remain incomplete.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/david-hilzenrath\/\">David Hilzenrath<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/jodie-fleischer-cox-media-group\/\">Jodie Fleischer, Cox Media Group<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2024-11-18T00:00:00+00:00\">Nov. 18, 2024<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1829109 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aging category-health-industry tag-biden-administration tag-disabilities tag-homeless tag-investigation tag-congress state-georgia content-types-article series-overpayment-outrage funder-john-a-hartford-foundation funder-robert-wood-johnson-foundation funder-scan-foundation partner-cox-media-group\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-1829109\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/aging\/overpayments-social-security-chief-testifies-senate\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/03\/Commissioner_Hearing-resized.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/03\/Commissioner_Hearing-resized.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/03\/Commissioner_Hearing-resized.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/03\/Commissioner_Hearing-resized.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A photo of Martin O&#039;Malley speaking at a Senate committee hearing.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/aging\/overpayments-social-security-chief-testifies-senate\/\">Social Security Chief Testifies in Senate About Plans to Stop \u2018Clawback Cruelty\u2019<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Commissioner Martin O\u2019Malley testifies to two Senate panels that his agency will stop the \u201cinjustices\u201d of suspending people\u2019s monthly benefits to recover alleged overpayments. The burden will be on the Social Security Administration to prove the beneficiary was to blame.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/david-hilzenrath\/\">David Hilzenrath<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/jodie-fleischer-cox-media-group\/\">Jodie Fleischer, Cox Media Group<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2024-03-21T00:00:00+00:00\">March 21, 2024<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1826488 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aging category-health-industry tag-biden-administration tag-disabilities tag-homeless tag-investigation tag-legislation tag-congress state-georgia state-michigan state-oregon state-pennsylvania content-types-article series-overpayment-outrage funder-john-a-hartford-foundation funder-robert-wood-johnson-foundation funder-scan-foundation partner-cox-media-group\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-1826488\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/aging\/exclusive-social-security-chief-omalley-fix-overpayment-clawbacks\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1770852587-resized.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1770852587-resized.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1770852587-resized.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1770852587-resized.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A photo of Martin O&#039;Malley standing inside a Senate committee hearing room.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/aging\/exclusive-social-security-chief-omalley-fix-overpayment-clawbacks\/\">Exclusive: Social Security Chief Vows to Fix \u2018Cruel-Hearted\u2019 Overpayment Clawbacks<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>New Social Security Commissioner Martin O\u2019Malley is promising to change how the agency reclaims billions of dollars it wrongly pays to beneficiaries, saying the existing process is \u201ccruel-hearted and mindless.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/fred-clasen-kelly\/\">Fred Clasen-Kelly<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2024-03-13T00:00:00+00:00\">March 13, 2024<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1785329 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aging category-health-care-costs tag-disabilities tag-homeless tag-investigation tag-multimedia tag-southern-bureau tag-video state-florida state-georgia state-pennsylvania content-types-article series-overpayment-outrage funder-john-a-hartford-foundation funder-robert-wood-johnson-foundation funder-scan-foundation partner-cox-media-group\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-1785329\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/social-security-clawbacks-homelessness\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/Denise-Woods01_3x2.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/Denise-Woods01_3x2.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/Denise-Woods01_3x2.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/Denise-Woods01_3x2.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A photo of Denise Woods by her car outside.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/social-security-clawbacks-homelessness\/\">\u2018I Am Just Waiting to Die\u2019: Social Security Clawbacks Drive Some Into Homelessness<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The Social Security Administration is reclaiming billions of dollars in alleged overpayments from some of the nation&#8217;s poorest and most vulnerable, leaving some people homeless or struggling to stay in housing, beneficiaries and advocates say.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/fred-clasen-kelly\/\">Fred Clasen-Kelly<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2023-12-20T00:00:00+00:00\">Dec. 20, 2023<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1787132 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aging category-health-care-costs category-health-industry tag-disabilities tag-investigation tag-congress content-types-article series-overpayment-outrage funder-john-a-hartford-foundation funder-scan-foundation partner-cox-media-group\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-1787132\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/aging\/social-security-administration-congress-apology-letter\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1443079256-resized.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1443079256-resized.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1443079256-resized.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1443079256-resized.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A photo of the U.S. Capitol at night.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/aging\/social-security-administration-congress-apology-letter\/\">Social Security Chief Apologizes to Congress for Misleading Testimony on Overpayments<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Acting Commissioner Kilolo Kijakazi sent the letter days after KFF Health News and Cox Media Group reported that the agency has been demanding money back from more than twice as many people as she\u2019d disclosed in October testimony.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/david-hilzenrath\/\">David Hilzenrath<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/jodie-fleischer-cox-media-group\/\">Jodie Fleischer, Cox Media Group<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2023-12-18T00:00:00+00:00\">Dec. 18, 2023<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1785209 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aging category-health-care-costs category-health-industry tag-disabilities tag-investigation tag-legislation tag-multimedia tag-congress tag-video content-types-article series-overpayment-outrage funder-john-a-hartford-foundation funder-scan-foundation partner-cox-media-group\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-1785209\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/aging\/senator-ron-wyden-social-security-administration-monthly-meetings\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1659532110-resized.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1659532110-resized.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1659532110-resized.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1659532110-resized.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A photo of Senator Ron Wyden speaking into reporters&#039; microphones at the Senate subway station inside the U.S. Capitol.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/aging\/senator-ron-wyden-social-security-administration-monthly-meetings\/\">\u2018Until It Is Fixed\u2019: Congress Ramps Up Action on Social Security Clawbacks<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), chair of the Senate Finance Committee, vowed to meet monthly with Social Security officials until the problems surrounding overpayment demands are fixed.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/david-hilzenrath\/\">David Hilzenrath<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/jodie-fleischer-cox-media-group\/\">Jodie Fleischer, Cox Media Group<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2023-12-15T00:00:00+00:00\">Dec. 15, 2023<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1780663 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aging tag-disabilities tag-investigation tag-congress content-types-article series-overpayment-outrage funder-john-a-hartford-foundation funder-scan-foundation partner-cox-media-group\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-1780663\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/aging\/social-security-senators-letter-cox-media-group-kff-health-news\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/11\/GettyImages-1283670415-resized.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/11\/GettyImages-1283670415-resized.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/11\/GettyImages-1283670415-resized.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/11\/GettyImages-1283670415-resized.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A photo of the U.S. Capitol.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/aging\/social-security-senators-letter-cox-media-group-kff-health-news\/\">In Congress, Calls Mount for Social Security to Address Clawbacks<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>In the wake of a KFF Health News-Cox Media Group investigation, U.S. lawmakers are asking what Social Security will do about its demands on their constituents to repay money already distributed \u2014 and sometimes in error. Sen. Rick Scott called the agency\u2019s actions \u201cunacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/david-hilzenrath\/\">David Hilzenrath<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/jodie-fleischer-cox-media-group\/\">Jodie Fleischer, Cox Media Group<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2023-11-30T00:00:00+00:00\">Nov. 30, 2023<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1776411 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aging category-health-care-costs tag-disabilities tag-investigation tag-midwest-bureau tag-southern-bureau tag-congress state-florida state-ohio content-types-article series-overpayment-outrage funder-john-a-hartford-foundation funder-missouri-foundation-for-health funder-robert-wood-johnson-foundation funder-scan-foundation funder-silver-century partner-cox-media-group\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-1776411\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/aging\/social-security-report-overpayment-23-billion\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/11\/SSA-23B-Featured-Image.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/11\/SSA-23B-Featured-Image.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/11\/SSA-23B-Featured-Image.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/11\/SSA-23B-Featured-Image.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/aging\/social-security-report-overpayment-23-billion\/\">New Social Security Report Shows Growing Overpayment Problem Tops $23B<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Social Security has been overpaying recipients for years, then demanding the money back, leaving people with bills for up to tens of thousands of dollars or more.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/jodie-fleischer-cox-media-group\/\">Jodie Fleischer, Cox Media Group<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/khn-staff\/\">KFF Health News Staff<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2023-11-17T00:00:00+00:00\">Nov. 17, 2023<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1768151 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aging category-health-care-costs tag-disabilities tag-investigation tag-congress content-types-article series-overpayment-outrage funder-john-a-hartford-foundation funder-scan-foundation partner-cox-media-group\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-1768151\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/aging\/social-security-ssa-senate-confirmation-hearing\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/11\/GettyImages-1770850972-resized.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/11\/GettyImages-1770850972-resized.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/11\/GettyImages-1770850972-resized.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/11\/GettyImages-1770850972-resized.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A photo of former Governor Martin O&#039;Malley seated and moving a microphone while testifying before the Senate Finance Committee.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/aging\/social-security-ssa-senate-confirmation-hearing\/\">Biden Pick to Lead Social Security Pledges Action on \u2018Heartbreaking\u2019 Clawbacks<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>At a Senate confirmation hearing, former Maryland Gov. Martin O\u2019Malley said he would address hardships the Social Security agency has caused by demanding money back from beneficiaries.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/david-hilzenrath\/\">David Hilzenrath<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/jodie-fleischer-cox-media-group\/\">Jodie Fleischer, Cox Media Group<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2023-11-03T00:00:00+00:00\">Nov. 3, 2023<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1762370 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aging category-health-care-costs tag-disabilities tag-investigation tag-congress content-types-article series-overpayment-outrage funder-john-a-hartford-foundation funder-scan-foundation partner-cox-media-group\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-1762370\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/aging\/senators-concern-social-security-clawbacks-covid-stimulus\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/SSA-Senators-Letter-Side-by-Side.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/SSA-Senators-Letter-Side-by-Side.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/SSA-Senators-Letter-Side-by-Side.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/SSA-Senators-Letter-Side-by-Side.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"Three pictures of U.S. senators. On the left is Sen. Ron Wyden. In the center is Sen. Bob Casey. On the right is Sen. Sherrod Brown.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/aging\/senators-concern-social-security-clawbacks-covid-stimulus\/\">Senators Demand Answers From Social Security on Clawbacks Tied to Covid Relief<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Covid relief payments weren\u2019t supposed to cost people their Social Security benefits, but some recipients say they did. Senators want to know why.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/david-hilzenrath\/\">David Hilzenrath<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/jodie-fleischer-cox-media-group\/\">Jodie Fleischer, Cox Media Group<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2023-10-19T00:00:00+00:00\">Oct. 19, 2023<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1761751 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aging category-health-care-costs tag-disabilities tag-investigation tag-congress content-types-article series-overpayment-outrage funder-john-a-hartford-foundation funder-scan-foundation partner-cox-media-group\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-1761751\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/aging\/social-security-administration-house-hearing-commisioner\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/Kijakazi.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/Kijakazi.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/Kijakazi.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/Kijakazi.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A screenshot from a livestream of Kilolo Kijakazi testifying during a subcommittee hearing in the House of Representatives.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/aging\/social-security-administration-house-hearing-commisioner\/\">Under Fire, Social Security Chief Vows \u2018Top-to-Bottom\u2019 Review of Payment Clawbacks<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Acting Commissioner Kilolo Kijakazi was pressed by a House Ways and Means subcommittee to explain why so many poor, disabled, or retired people are suddenly hit with demands that can reach tens of thousands of dollars or more.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/david-hilzenrath\/\">David Hilzenrath<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/jodie-fleischer-cox-media-group\/\">Jodie Fleischer, Cox Media Group<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2023-10-18T00:00:00+00:00\">Oct. 18, 2023<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1758708 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aging category-health-care-costs tag-disabilities tag-investigation tag-congress content-types-article series-overpayment-outrage funder-john-a-hartford-foundation partner-cox-media-group\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-1758708\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/ways-and-means-social-security-overpayments-hearing\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/GettyImages-1542261829.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/GettyImages-1542261829.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/GettyImages-1542261829.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/GettyImages-1542261829.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/ways-and-means-social-security-overpayments-hearing\/\">House Panel to Hold Hearing on Erroneous Social Security Payments<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Congress is beginning to take action on the Social Security Administration\u2019s clawbacks of payments it mistakenly made to poor, retired, and disabled Americans.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/david-hilzenrath\/\">David Hilzenrath<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/jodie-fleischer-cox-media-group\/\">Jodie Fleischer, Cox Media Group<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2023-10-11T00:00:00+00:00\">Oct. 11, 2023<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1756814 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aging category-health-care-costs tag-disabilities tag-investigation tag-congress content-types-article series-overpayment-outrage funder-john-a-hartford-foundation funder-scan-foundation partner-cox-media-group\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-1756814\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/aging\/federal-government-to-review-social-security-overpayments\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/20295388065344.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/20295388065344.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/20295388065344.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/20295388065344.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/aging\/federal-government-to-review-social-security-overpayments\/\">Social Security Chief Orders Broad Review of Benefit Overpayments\u00a0<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>In the wake of an investigation by KFF Health News and Cox Media Group, the\u00a0SSA acting commissioner said a special team will\u00a0review \u201coverpayment policies and procedures\u201d and report directly back to her.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/david-hilzenrath\/\">David Hilzenrath<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/jodie-fleischer-cox-media-group\/\">Jodie Fleischer, Cox Media Group<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2023-10-04T00:00:00+00:00\">Oct. 4, 2023<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1754039 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aging category-health-care-costs tag-disabilities tag-investigation tag-congress state-ohio state-north-carolina state-pennsylvania content-types-article series-overpayment-outrage funder-john-a-hartford-foundation funder-scan-foundation partner-cox-media-group\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-1754039\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/aging\/social-security-overpayments-investigation-congress-reaction\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/09\/Lawmakers-Header.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/09\/Lawmakers-Header.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/09\/Lawmakers-Header.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/09\/Lawmakers-Header.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A split-screen photo showing Senator Sherrod Brown, Senator Maggie Hassan, Senator Rick Scott, Representative Mike Carey, and Representative John Larson.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/aging\/social-security-overpayments-investigation-congress-reaction\/\">Social Security Overpayments Draw Scrutiny and Outrage From Members of Congress<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Lawmakers are faulting the Social Security Administration for issuing billions of dollars of payments that beneficiaries weren\u2019t entitled to receive \u2014 and then demanding the money back \u2014 in the wake of an investigation by KFF Health News and Cox Media Group.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/david-hilzenrath\/\">David Hilzenrath<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/jodie-fleischer-cox-media-group\/\">Jodie Fleischer, Cox Media Group<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2023-09-29T00:00:00+00:00\">Sept. 29, 2023<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div style=\"height:37px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" id=\"h-share-your-story\">Share Your Story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you have an experience with Social Security overpayments you\u2019d like to share? <br><br>Click below to contact our reporting team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-icon-arrow-up-right is-style-primary-arrow\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-neutral-100-color has-neutral-800-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/kaiserfamilyfoundation.wufoo.com\/forms\/wkx8dbe1s83qed\/\">Contact Us<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe\n\tclass=\"block--iframe is-full-width\"\n\tallow=\"fullscreen\"\n\tframeborder=\"0\"\n\theight=\"450\"\n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/cmg.video-player.arcpublishing.com\/prod\/powaEmbed.html?org=cmg&#038;env=prod&#038;api=prod&#038;uuid=5b514d5f-0745-4da6-8fd6-62a515eac89c\"\n\twidth=\"100%\"\n><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Justina Worrell\u2019s aunt and caregiver Addie Arnold, who took her in when she was orphaned as a child, said neither of them has $60,175.90 to repay the government. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whio.com\/news\/trending\/social-security-overpays-billions-dollars-americans-then-asks-money-back\/MXA2UYMK2FCXTK7KGXAPPV4PJQ\/\">WHIO-TV, Dayton<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-video-gallery\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);font-size:54px\">Video Gallery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<iframe\n\tclass=\"block--iframe is-full-width\"\n\tallow=\"fullscreen\"\n\tframeborder=\"0\"\n\theight=\"330\"\n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/cmg.video-player.arcpublishing.com\/prod\/powaEmbed.html?org=cmg&#038;env=prod&#038;api=prod&#038;uuid=dc41c610-ac70-45b9-9095-a4b5d181e69f\"\n\twidth=\"100%\"\n><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Hundreds of thousands of families are facing unexpected bills from government (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsbtv.com\/news\/local\/atlanta\/hundreds-thousands-families-are-facing-same-unexpected-bill-government\/N4UBRRV6MNFPNFRM4GSMYMWKBA\/\">WSB-TV, Atlanta<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<iframe\n\tclass=\"block--iframe is-full-width\"\n\tallow=\"fullscreen\"\n\tframeborder=\"0\"\n\theight=\"330\"\n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/cmg.video-player.arcpublishing.com\/prod\/powaEmbed.html?org=cmg&#038;env=prod&#038;api=prod&#038;uuid=cbb23d6f-dd0b-421e-afc3-2566fa5fab8b\"\n\twidth=\"100%\"\n><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Local families told they owe thousands they don\u2019t have after Social Security overpayments (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/local-families-told-they-owe-thousands-they-dont-have-after-social-security-overpayments\/XE76VSKF7VC2XADQXYQTKJVIIE\/\">WPXI-TV, Pittsburgh<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<iframe\n\tclass=\"block--iframe is-full-width\"\n\tallow=\"fullscreen\"\n\tframeborder=\"0\"\n\theight=\"330\"\n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/cmg.video-player.arcpublishing.com\/prod\/powaEmbed.html?org=cmg&#038;env=prod&#038;api=prod&#038;uuid=317afdd3-941b-4edd-9233-92270b48f207\"\n\twidth=\"100%\"\n><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Social Security Administration clawing back $21 billion in overpayments (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiro7.com\/news\/jesse-jones\/social-security-administration-clawing-back-21-billion-overpayments\/DKQ5JU2SJBAQBL4RRQ4MIF75Y4\/\">KIRO-TV, Seattle<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<iframe\n\tclass=\"block--iframe is-full-width\"\n\tallow=\"fullscreen\"\n\tframeborder=\"0\"\n\theight=\"330\"\n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/cmg.video-player.arcpublishing.com\/prod\/powaEmbed.html?org=cmg&#038;env=prod&#038;api=prod&#038;uuid=1c8483f1-8259-4896-acf4-17cd4d11b979\"\n\twidth=\"100%\"\n><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Hundreds of thousands of people face overpayment claims from Social Security (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wftv.com\/rss-snd\/hundreds-thousands-people-face-overpayment-claims-social-security\/RHUXRID2BVB2PHL2CW6QG4IV24\/\">WFTV, Orlando<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<iframe\n\tclass=\"block--iframe is-full-width\"\n\tallow=\"fullscreen\"\n\tframeborder=\"0\"\n\theight=\"330\"\n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/cmg.video-player.arcpublishing.com\/prod\/powaEmbed.html?org=cmg&#038;env=prod&#038;api=prod&#038;uuid=fb96f116-a4e1-4842-9949-2b6874d52894\"\n\twidth=\"100%\"\n><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018We have to get this right!\u2019 Lawmakers demand action in Congressional hearing over SSA overpayments (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsbtv.com\/news\/washington-news-bureau\/we-have-get-this-right-lawmakers-demand-action-congressional-hearing-over-ssa-overpayments\/5SHGZSOHBNH4VA36ZYOLGY6KI4\/\">WSB-TV, Atlanta<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<iframe\n\tclass=\"block--iframe is-full-width\"\n\tallow=\"fullscreen\"\n\tframeborder=\"0\"\n\theight=\"330\"\n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/cmg.video-player.arcpublishing.com\/prod\/powaEmbed.html?org=cmg&#038;env=prod&#038;api=prod&#038;uuid=a9495c3a-9bf0-45d0-8704-ee2274073fab\"\n\twidth=\"100%\"\n><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>I-TEAM: Senators demand answers from Social Security for clawbacks tied to Covid relief (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whio.com\/news\/local\/i-team-senators-demand-answers-social-security-clawbacks-tied-covid-relief\/UFNAHJKVYFD2JANOX6HUVGB2CI\/\">WHIO-TV, Dayton<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<iframe\n\tclass=\"block--iframe is-full-width\"\n\tallow=\"fullscreen\"\n\tframeborder=\"0\"\n\theight=\"330\"\n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/cmg.video-player.arcpublishing.com\/prod\/powaEmbed.html?org=cmg&#038;env=prod&#038;api=prod&#038;uuid=f9b80284-68ed-4bfe-aa01-cbdd0fd7ff4d\"\n\twidth=\"100%\"\n><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Lawmakers demand answers from SSA after Channel 2\/KFF Health News investigation (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsbtv.com\/news\/2-investigates\/lawmakers-demand-answers-social-security-administration-after-channel-2-cox-investigation\/YZ7OSZOWOVDD7IGGLXA775XSAQ\/\">WSB-TV, Atlanta<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<iframe\n\tclass=\"block--iframe is-full-width\"\n\tallow=\"fullscreen\"\n\tframeborder=\"0\"\n\theight=\"330\"\n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/cmg.video-player.arcpublishing.com\/prod\/powaEmbed.html?org=cmg&#038;env=prod&#038;api=prod&#038;uuid=ba2f3ffc-ced1-433b-98a5-ffdb91c9f349\"\n\twidth=\"100%\"\n><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Social Security reviewing overpayment policies, procedures following Action News Jax investigation (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/news\/investigates\/social-security-reviewing-overpayment-policies-procedures-following-action-news-jax-investigation\/FRYHWZ4YZZCEBBLQQLBFF52HQM\/\">WJAX-TV, Jacksonville<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<iframe\n\tclass=\"block--iframe is-full-width\"\n\tallow=\"fullscreen\"\n\tframeborder=\"0\"\n\theight=\"330\"\n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/cmg.video-player.arcpublishing.com\/prod\/powaEmbed.html?org=cmg&#038;env=prod&#038;api=prod&#038;uuid=18da9592-f4c3-4ea7-a8c0-c6e7950596e2\"\n\twidth=\"100%\"\n><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>I-TEAM: Some say they\u2019ve lost Social Security benefits because of stimulus checks (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whio.com\/news\/local\/i-team-some-say-theyve-lost-social-security-benefits-because-stimulus-checks\/M7IUQUA3ENHLHAOQGM6NQMMRO4\/\">WHIO-TV, Dayton<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<iframe\n\tclass=\"block--iframe is-full-width\"\n\tallow=\"fullscreen\"\n\tframeborder=\"0\"\n\theight=\"330\"\n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/cmg.video-player.arcpublishing.com\/prod\/powaEmbed.html?org=cmg&#038;env=prod&#038;api=prod&#038;uuid=f53590ce-8c87-4228-9ea2-7fd100841bdd\"\n\twidth=\"100%\"\n><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Some say they\u2019ve lost Social Security benefits because of stimulus checks (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsoctv.com\/news\/local\/some-say-theyve-lost-social-security-benefits-because-stimulus-checks\/MIYN76JJHNCNJHPJDCPRJPZPFI\/\">WSOC-TV, Charlotte<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<iframe\n\tclass=\"block--iframe is-full-width\"\n\tallow=\"fullscreen\"\n\tframeborder=\"0\"\n\theight=\"330\"\n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/cmg.video-player.arcpublishing.com\/prod\/powaEmbed.html?org=cmg&#038;env=prod&#038;api=prod&#038;uuid=9ec4aa1b-0371-4f8b-85e9-f23fb5910c47\"\n\twidth=\"100%\"\n><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Families say they lost Social Security benefits due to agency erroneously counting COVID-19 checks (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boston25news.com\/news\/local\/families-say-they-lost-social-security-benefits-due-agency-erroneously-counting-covid-19-checks\/A6YNV3XBMBGW7EGTRQC2WPLKFU\/\">WFXT-TV, Boston<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<iframe\n\tclass=\"block--iframe is-full-width\"\n\tallow=\"fullscreen\"\n\tframeborder=\"0\"\n\theight=\"330\"\n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/cmg.video-player.arcpublishing.com\/prod\/powaEmbed.html?org=cmg&#038;env=prod&#038;api=prod&#038;uuid=b0d5a270-bb2f-4eb3-9ccf-1a800213580b\"\n\twidth=\"100%\"\n><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>People say COVID-19 stimulus caused social security overpayments, even though that money was exempt (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wftv.com\/news\/9investigates\/people-say-covid-19-stimulus-caused-social-security-overpayments-even-though-that-money-was-exempt\/7ZQHEOPET5GC3FJJT5I2MMJM7M\/\">WFTV, Orlando<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<iframe\n\tclass=\"block--iframe is-full-width\"\n\tallow=\"fullscreen\"\n\tframeborder=\"0\"\n\theight=\"330\"\n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/cmg.video-player.arcpublishing.com\/prod\/powaEmbed.html?org=cmg&#038;env=prod&#038;api=prod&#038;uuid=066893cd-e071-42fb-9b74-d32ef0a56ed3\"\n\twidth=\"100%\"\n><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Social Security clawbacks hit a million more people than agency chief told Congress (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wftv.com\/news\/local\/social-security-clawbacks-hit-million-more-people-than-agency-chief-told-congress\/RBXOVO5CMRAQTOAFLQMYD3DX74\/\">WFTV, Orlando<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<iframe\n\tclass=\"block--iframe is-full-width\"\n\tallow=\"fullscreen\"\n\tframeborder=\"0\"\n\theight=\"330\"\n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/cmg.video-player.arcpublishing.com\/prod\/powaEmbed.html?org=cmg&#038;env=prod&#038;api=prod&#038;uuid=633091ba-4d87-4a2b-8919-bd54b7288b00\"\n\twidth=\"100%\"\n><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Social Security clawbacks hit million more people than agency chief told Congress (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiro7.com\/news\/local\/social-security-clawbacks-hit-million-more-people-than-agency-chief-told-congress\/BEZI4XEAYVHQHK3RE4TXHCV4H4\/\">KIRO-TV, Seattle<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<iframe\n\tclass=\"block--iframe is-full-width\"\n\tallow=\"fullscreen\"\n\tframeborder=\"0\"\n\theight=\"330\"\n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/cmg.video-player.arcpublishing.com\/prod\/powaEmbed.html?org=cmg&#038;env=prod&#038;api=prod&#038;uuid=7925271b-3c8f-466c-bd26-ed0124fee031\"\n\twidth=\"100%\"\n><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Social Security chief says about 1M face overpayments each year &#8211; internal records show it\u2019s double (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/investigates\/social-security-chief-says-about-1m-face-overpayments-each-year-internal-records-show-its-double\/JQHTBP6PKJF4FOS2GXKLCEBYDI\/\">WPXI-TV, Pittsburgh<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<iframe\n\tclass=\"block--iframe is-full-width\"\n\tallow=\"fullscreen\"\n\tframeborder=\"0\"\n\theight=\"330\"\n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/cmg.video-player.arcpublishing.com\/prod\/powaEmbed.html?org=cmg&#038;env=prod&#038;api=prod&#038;uuid=ba16a2a8-c753-4855-8cab-25bed78f08f1\"\n\twidth=\"100%\"\n><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>I-Team: Social Security clawbacks hit 1M+ more people than agency chief told Congress (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whio.com\/news\/investigations\/ssa-told-congress-about-1m-people-each-year-face-overpayments-internal-records-show-its-double\/4CSWQLMQ2NDYFOC57AG5H2YHVA\/\">WHIO-TV, Dayton<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<iframe\n\tclass=\"block--iframe is-full-width\"\n\tallow=\"fullscreen\"\n\tframeborder=\"0\"\n\theight=\"330\"\n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/cmg.video-player.arcpublishing.com\/prod\/powaEmbed.html?org=cmg&#038;env=prod&#038;api=prod&#038;uuid=ca61cd13-d137-409f-9166-77a5ba954096\"\n\twidth=\"100%\"\n><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>I-TEAM: \u2018It\u2019s hell;\u2019 Social Security clawbacks driving some into homelessness (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whio.com\/news\/local\/i-team-its-hell-social-security-clawbacks-driving-some-into-homelessness\/QSEIPR3QIRFZDHLIEXM53P7ISY\/\">WHIO-TV, Dayton<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<iframe\n\tclass=\"block--iframe is-full-width\"\n\tallow=\"fullscreen\"\n\tframeborder=\"0\"\n\theight=\"330\"\n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/cmg.video-player.arcpublishing.com\/prod\/powaEmbed.html?org=cmg&#038;env=prod&#038;api=prod&#038;uuid=8ffeb680-f355-4b7b-94ce-9bcd4c0e1055\"\n\twidth=\"100%\"\n><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018I am just waiting to die\u2019: Social Security clawbacks drive some into homelessness (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boston25news.com\/news\/local\/i-am-just-waiting-die-social-security-clawbacks-drive-some-into-homelessness\/VIRBTLKRENDDBCYYKRT75SSJDM\/\">WFXT-TV, Boston<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<iframe\n\tclass=\"block--iframe is-full-width\"\n\tallow=\"fullscreen\"\n\tframeborder=\"0\"\n\theight=\"330\"\n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/cmg.video-player.arcpublishing.com\/prod\/powaEmbed.html?org=cmg&#038;env=prod&#038;api=prod&#038;uuid=aca5cc51-5fcb-4a8a-b517-422d13de3041\"\n\twidth=\"100%\"\n><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Woman left homeless after Social Security benefits abruptly stops (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsoctv.com\/news\/local\/woman-left-homeless-after-social-security-benefits-abruptly-stops\/MPQ7ZFX5KVHVDK65UTFVZBSXUA\/\">WSOC-TV, Charlotte<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<iframe\n\tclass=\"block--iframe is-full-width\"\n\tallow=\"fullscreen\"\n\tframeborder=\"0\"\n\theight=\"330\"\n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/cmg.video-player.arcpublishing.com\/prod\/powaEmbed.html?org=cmg&#038;env=prod&#038;api=prod&#038;uuid=3b753575-657d-4ae9-8f32-0b5b5aba0607\"\n\twidth=\"100%\"\n><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s Hell:\u2019 Georgia woman living in car after losing her Social Security disability payments (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/news\/local\/its-hell-georgia-woman-homeless-after-losing-her-social-security-disability-payments\/UPSP5XWZV5EAHDK6Z5WHTS25LM\/\">WJAX-TV, Jacksonville<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-neutral-800-background-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"color:#111111\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-neutral-100-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-01068666c5e4ffba1879dcee018d19bf\" id=\"h-credits\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);font-size:54px\">Credits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right has-neutral-100-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9abcff377c27b17d93d384aceaacb0ad\" id=\"h-reporters\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Reporters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-neutral-100-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-90dd781c0b6556b8212c7860b8d6df41\">David Hilzenrath<br>Fred Clasen-Kelly<br>Jodie Fleischer, Cox Media Group<br>Samantha Manning, Cox Media Group<br>Justin Gray, WSB-TV, Atlanta<br>John Bedell, WHIO-TV, Dayton<br>Shannon Butler, WFTV-TV, Orlando<br>Amy Hudak, WPXI-TV, Pittsburgh<br>Jesse Jones, KIRO-TV, Seattle<br>Ted Daniel, WFXT-TV, Boston<br>Madison Carter, WSOC-TV, Charlotte<br>Ben Becker, WJAX-TV, Jacksonville<br>Alyssa Raymond, WPXI-TV, Pittsburgh<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right has-neutral-100-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fbcc7961a854e4100127a8aca8337d37\" id=\"h-editors\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Editors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-neutral-100-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c21d2ebd58c8e38ba98a8121950e35c7\">John Hillkirk<br>Kelly Johnson<br>Sabriya Rice<br>Jodie Fleischer, Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-neutral-100-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-dba5d2d2bd80078e5d957a704eb3b858\" id=\"h-web-producers\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Web Producers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-neutral-100-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-806ecc57665249645e979e18e48d5e91\">Eric Harkleroad<br>Alessandra Bergamin<br>Lynne Shallcross<br>Oona Tempest<br>Lydia Zuraw<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-neutral-100-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4201e738a289da99d6486f86280d4906\" id=\"h-tv-producers\" style=\"font-size:20px\">TV 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