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DEAR COLLEAGUE: Long COVID Resource for Social Security …

WEBJuly 27, 2023. In a Dear Colleague letter, the SSA has issued a guidance document for Health Professionals who are providing medical evidence for disability claimants …

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Update on Health IT at SSA NOSSCR

WEBHealth IT (HIT) at SSA Overview. Medical Evidence Gathering & Analysis through Health IT (MEGAHIT) is the system that provides an automated approach to …

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Long COVID Sufferers Are Seeking Disability Benefits. Will

WEBFor instance, Stop The Wait – a coalition of disability, health and aging organizations – is reupping a fight to eliminate a two-year waiting period for Medicare …

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ANALYSIS: Evaluation of Migraines and Fibromyalgia ~ NOSSCR

WEBIn Crystal T. v. Commissioner, Social Security, No. 1:22-cv-1483 (D. Md. Feb. 3, 2023), after filing an extensive brief on various issues pertaining to legal and …

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Final Rules NOSSCR

WEBThe final rule amends 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1574 (c), 404.1575 (c), 416.974 (c), and 416.975 (d) to remove additional criterial for evaluating work attempts that last between 3 and 6 …

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Revised EM on Evaluating Evidence in Cases Involving the

WEBSSA issued EM-21027 REV 2 on May 12, 2023 “to include guidance related to the end of the COVID-19 national public health emergency on May 11, 2023.” …

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The Importance of the CARE for Long Covid Act ~ NOSSCR

WEBFurther, NOSSCR was pleased to learn that the Social Security Administration (SSA) asked the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and …

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Can You Apply for Disability With an At-home Rapid COVID-19 …

WEBEven for people who meet the criteria for disability benefits—for long COVID or for another health condition—the process of both applying for and receiving these benefits can be …

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SSA Announces 12 New Compassionate Allowances NOSSCR

WEBSocial Security’s Health IT brings the speed and efficiency of electronic medical records to the disability determination process. With electronic records …

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How COVID-19 Long Haulers Could Change the U.S. Disability

WEBThe U.S. National Institutes of Health has launched an initiative to study “Long COVID,” post-COVID clinics have popped up around the country and support groups are helping …

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Updated state medical records payment rates NOSSCR

WEBMichigan: One free copy of a patient’s medical records for “a medically indigent individual.”. Any additional or other requests are subject to an initial fee of …

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Almost 110,000 Americans died while waiting for a Social

WEBThe Social Security program, known for its retirement benefits, also provides disability payments to people of all ages who can’t work because of a physical or mental …

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SSI backlog: Thousands around Philly waiting more than two

WEBAcross the country, more than one million people are waiting — sometimes for more than two years — for an appeal hearing to determine whether they qualify for these disability …

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SSA Issues Final Rules on Revised Mental Disorders Listings

WEB12.00F2 by including reference to “’24/7 wrap-around’ mental health services” to the examples of possible supports and structured settings and living arrangements in final …

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Evaluations of Migraines and Carpal Tunnel ~ NOSSCR

WEBFunction-by-Function Mascio Deficiencies, Specific Vocational Prep (SVP) Time and Reasoning Level Contradictions. In Kelly W. v. Comm’r of Soc. Sec., 1:22-cv …

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New Fact Sheet on SSI and Other Benefits for People with Low …

WEBSigned into law by President Nixon in 1972, SSI protects low-income seniors and people with severe disabilities against the worst effects of poverty. The modest …

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STATEMENT: Federal Courts Find Social Security’s

WEBMay 26, 2023 – Washington, DC.— Lisa Rein’s Washington Post story, “Federal Judges Find Fault with Majority of Social Security Disability Appeals,” is a heartbreaking …

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OHO Issues Two New CJBs NOSSCR

WEBOHO has issued two new Chief Judge Bulletins (CJB). CJB 23-01: Hearing Appearances by Telephone and Online Video. This CJB clarifies that all OHO offices will …

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DEAR COLLEAGUE: Faxed Applications No Longer Being Accepted

WEBDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, we temporarily accepted faxed applications as valid signed applications to expedite the application process. Since the Public Health …

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March (V46, I3) Archives NOSSCR

WEBNOSSCR Files Complaint Against CIOX Health Alleging Excessive Fees and More. Almost anyone requesting medical records regularly has heard of Ciox [] Improper …

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U.S. House Appropriations Committee Passes Funding Bill with

WEBT he Appropriations Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives passed its FY23 ‘Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Funding …

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