Total Death Terminations
273,671
Benefits terminated due to death in 2023
Maryland Deaths
13,347
State-specific benefit terminations
Final Medical Denials
402,354
2022 application denials
Subsequent Denials
1,046
Additional 2022 denials
Benefit Terminations Due to Death
Note: The document does not provide city-specific data for Baltimore, so exact numbers for Baltimore cannot be determined.
2022 Application Denial Reasons
Key Finding: "Death after application but before final decision" is not listed as an explicit reason for denial.
Key Findings
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273,671 beneficiaries had benefits terminated due to death in 2023
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13,347 benefit terminations in Maryland (city-specific Baltimore data unavailable)
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402,354 final medical denials in 2022 with various reasons
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1,046 "subsequent denials" in 2022 (details not specified)
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No explicit tracking of deaths among denied applicants before final decision
Source Documents
Data Limitations
Detailed Data Analysis
Deaths of Beneficiaries
In 2023, a total of 273,671 beneficiaries had their Social Security disability benefits terminated due to death.
Regarding specific locations, the document indicates that 13,347 beneficiaries in Maryland had their benefits terminated in 2023.
Limitation: The document does not provide a breakdown of the reasons for termination by state, nor does it offer city-specific data for Baltimore. Therefore, the exact number of deaths among beneficiaries specifically in Baltimore, Maryland, cannot be determined from this source.
Deaths of Denied Applicants
The document primarily focuses on terminations of established benefits and the reasons for denying initial applications. It does not explicitly track or provide data on the deaths of individuals who applied for Social Security disability benefits but were subsequently denied.
Final Medical Denials (2022)
There were 402,354 final medical denials for disability benefit applications. The stated reasons for these denials include:
- Impairment did not or is not expected to last 12 months
- Impairment is not severe
- Able to do usual past work
- Able to do other type of work
- Other reasons
Note: "Death after application but before final decision" is not listed as an explicit reason for denial.
