by Shaun Heasley
“The Social Security Administration is reinstating a more aggressive policy on recovering billions of dollars mistakenly paid to beneficiaries, which could lead the agency to cut off benefits to some.
The agency will soon default to withholding 100% of an individual’s monthly benefits in cases where they were overpaid.
The move comes about a year after Social Security decided to cap withholding for overpayments at 10% amid backlash in response to an investigation by KFF Health News and Cox Media Group television stations.”