A BEJEAP Contributions article.

Abstract

I examine the effects of a change in Canada Pension Plan disability program adjudication criteria on individual reports of medical problems. The estimates from this paper suggest that more stringent screening requirements are associated with a statistically significant decline in the reports of hard-to-diagnose conditions, such as low back pain. On the other hand, my estimates also indicate that changes in adjudication requirements do not have a statistically significant effect on the reports of easier to diagnose conditions.

Submitted: November 21, 2005 · Accepted: April 15, 2006 · Published: May 22, 2006

Originally published in Contributions to Economic Analysis & Policy.

Recommended Citation

Campolieti, Michele (2006) "Disability Insurance Adjudication Criteria and the Incidence of Hard-to-Diagnose Medical Conditions," Contributions to Economic Analysis & Policy: Vol. 5 : Iss. 1, Article 15.
Available at: http://www.bepress.com/bejeap/contributions/vol5/iss1/art15