Green & Grenberg recognizes the unique challenges that those suffering from Long COVID face when attempting to navigate the Social Security disability process. Social Security has always been slow to recognize the severity of "invisible illnesses," and Long COVID is no exception. Long COVID sufferers struggle to prove that their

  Congressional Attention to Overpayments Senators Co-Author Bipartisan Letter to SSA: Limit Harms Caused by Overpayments and Protect the Most Vulnerable On November 28, Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) of the Senate Finance Committee penned a letter urging the Social Security Administration to act to prevent overpayments and reexamine the

On Thursday, October 26, NOSSCR took a major step forward in our work, testifying before the House Ways and Means Committee on behalf of our members and your clients. We brought forth simple, actionable, commonsense changes to SSA’s application procedures that would reduce processing time and actually save agency resources. Those changes include: Eliminating reconsideration. We advocate for

October 27, 2023 | By Lisa Rein Lawmakers from both parties Thursday pressed a top Social Security Administration official to defend what they described as widespread failures in the disability benefits system, from chronic claims backlogs to growing customer service phone delays. Instead of recovering from pandemic closures and slowdowns, Social Security’s

The head of the Social Security Administration said Wednesday the agency has been sending about 1 million people a year notices that they were paid benefits to which they were not entitled and that she has ordered a "top-to-bottom, comprehensive review" of how the agency deals with such overpayments. Kilolo Kijakazi,

Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more than 71 million Americans will increase 3.2 percent in 2024, the Social Security Administration announced today. On average, Social Security retirement benefits will increase by more than $50 per month starting in January. More than 66 million Social Security beneficiaries will

By Trevor Jennewine – Sep 17, 2023 at 5:02AM   A recent survey from Nationwide Retirement Institute suggests that most Americans will be caught off guard by these big changes to the Social Security program next year. In October, the Social Security Administration will issue a press release detailing major changes to the Social Security

June 8, 2023 NOSSCR’s Media Monitoring aims to keep its readers informed about the latest updates, trends, and discussions happening in social security in adjacent spaces. Stories, columns, or other pieces included in media monitoring do not reflect the views or opinions of NOSSCR as an organization. CAMPAIGN 2024 2024 Republican Candidate Mike

FLEMING: Long COVID isn’t over, but there’s a way to help    With the nation officially moving on from COVID-19 emergency mode, we are in grave danger of leaving behind friends and family who still need help. And if the federal government does not take action soon, we will see the suffering

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