US data mistakes leave thousands 'dead'

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Tens of thousands of people are being declared 'dead' thanks to poor data management by the US Social Security Administration (SSA)..


The problems were highlighted in a report published in 2006 but do not seem to have been addressed.Potentially tens of thousands of people are losing benefits, healthcare and tax rebates after being mistakenly entered into the SSA computer system as 'dead'."The accuracy of death information is ...

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