Disability Applications Are Going Down

This podcast episode explores the reasons behind the decrease in disability benefit applications. It discusses factors such as long waiting times, discomfort with government access to personal information, fear of being labeled as not disabled, high productivity expectations, complex application processes, bias against younger applicants, improvements in healthcare and employment conditions, stricter eligibility criteria, and the aging boomer population. It also highlights the role of political upbringing in the decision to apply for disability benefits and the influence of different political affiliations on perceptions of disability. The section concludes by discussing the predicted increase in generational impairments and disability applications in the future.