SSA Death Master File Access by Treasury (Improper Payments)
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2025-02-18 — LIVE Beneficiaries Act: cross-connection with medicaid: Both proposals extend routine use of the SSA Death Master File for federal program integrity — Treasury access for improper payments and, under the LIVE Beneficiaries Act, quarterly state Medicaid eligibility checks. (novelty: 2)
- 2026-02-10 — Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act: Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act (enacted) permanently authorizes Treasury access to SSA’s full death data for the Do Not Pay system, sets a clear-and-convincing evidentiary standard before SSA records a death, and creates correction procedures shared with benefit-paying agencies — making permanent a previously temporary sharing arrangement. (novelty: 2)