Preferred Label : united states social security administration;
MeSH definition : An independent agency within the Executive Branch of the United States Government.
It administers a national social insurance program whereby employees, employers, and
the self-employed pay contributions into pooled trust funds. Part of the contributions
go into a separate hospital insurance trust fund for workers at age 65 to provide
help with medical expenses. Other programs include the supplemental social security
income program for the aged, blind, and disabled and the Old Age Survivors and Disability
Insurance Program. It became an independent agency March 31, 1995. It had previously
been part of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, later the Department
of Health and Human Services. (From United States Government Manual, 1994-95);
MeSH synonym : social security administration; social security administration, united states; social security administration (u.s.);
MeSH annotation : add UNITED STATES; research support by this agency is checked as RESEARCH SUPPORT,
U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; CATALOGER: Use NAF entry;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social Security Administration;
Origin ID : D019131;
UMLS CUI : C0282680;
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An independent agency within the Executive Branch of the United States Government.
It administers a national social insurance program whereby employees, employers, and
the self-employed pay contributions into pooled trust funds. Part of the contributions
go into a separate hospital insurance trust fund for workers at age 65 to provide
help with medical expenses. Other programs include the supplemental social security
income program for the aged, blind, and disabled and the Old Age Survivors and Disability
Insurance Program. It became an independent agency March 31, 1995. It had previously
been part of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, later the Department
of Health and Human Services. (From United States Government Manual, 1994-95)
