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| TOPICS - "C" | Mo. | Pg. | Year | |
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CANCER | ||||
| Final Cancer Listings Issued, Proposed Hematological Disorders Changes Withdrawn | NOV | 1 | 2004 | |
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CARDIAC IMPAIRMENTS | ||||
| Changes Proposed for Cardiac Listings and Genitourinary Listings | SEP | 3 | 2004 | |
| Campbell v. Barnhart, 374 F.Supp.2d 498 (E.D.Tex. 2005) | SEP | 23 | 2005 | |
| SSA Issues Revised Cardiovascular Listings | JAN | 1 | 2006 | |
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CENSUS | ||||
| Census Bureau Reports on Persons with Disabilities Living in the U.S. | MAY | 3 | 2006 | |
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CHILD SUPPORT | ||||
| Article on Marriage Penalties and Treatment of Child Support | DEC | 10 | 2006 | |
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CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME | ||||
| CFIDS and Overlapping Disorders: Variations on a Theme? | AUG | 8 | 2003 | |
| Lyle Lieberman Invited to Serve on CFS Federal Committee | NOV | 3 | 2003 | |
| Locke v. Massanari, 285 F.Supp.2d 784 (S.D.Tex. 2001) | FEB | 11 | 2004 | |
| Persico v. Barnhart, 420 F.Supp.2d 62 (E.D.N.Y. 2006) | JUN | 23 | 2006 | |
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CLASS ACTIONS | ||||
| Lopez v. Washington Mutual Bank, Inc., 2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 24344 (9th Cir. 2002) | FEB | 29 | 2003 | |
| Up-to-Date Information Available on SSI Notices Class Action (Ford v. Apfel) | MAR | 3 | 2003 | |
| U.S. Supreme Court Narrows Section 407 Protections (Washington State pt. of Health Services v. Guardianship Estate of Keffeler, 123 S.Ct. 1017 (2003)) | MAR | 8 | 2003 | |
| Ninth Circuit Dismisses DDS Class Action (Kildare v. Saenz) | MAY | 15 | 2003 | |
| Second Circuit Upholds SSI Childhood Policy on Combining Impairments (Encarnacion v. Barnhart, 331 F.3d 78 (2nd Cir. 2003) | JUN | 18 | 2003 | |
| Grant Class Members Entitled to New Hearings | JUL | 4 | 2003 | |
| Class Action Challenges Medicare Failure to Send Initial Determination to Medicare Beneficiaries' Representatives (Lirot v. Leavitt, Case No. 3:05CV824 (RNC)(D.Conn. May 24, 2005) | JUN | 14 | 2005 | |
| Lawsuit Challenges Termination of Refugees' SSI Benefits Kaplan v. Chertoff (E.D.Pa. Dec. 4, 2006) | DEC | 3 | 2006 | |
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COMBINATION OF IMPAIRMENTS | ||||
| Culbertson v. Barnhart, 214 F.Supp.2d 788 (N.D.Ohio 2002) | APR | 17 | 2003 | |
| Second Circuit Upholds SSI Childhood Policy on Combining Impairments (Encarnacion v. Barnhart, 331 F.3d 78 (2nd Cir. 2003) | JUN | 18 | 2003 | |
| Culbertson v. Barnhart, 214 F.Supp.2d 788 (N.D.Ohio 2002) | JUN | 20 | 2003 | |
| Is a Medical Expert Required in Every SSI Childhood Disability Case? (Howard v. Barnhart, 341 F.3d 1006 (9th Cir. 2003) | SEP | 23 | 2003 | |
| Barrett v. Barnhart, 355 F.3d 1065 (7th Cir. 2004) | APR | 21 | 2004 | |
| Pelt v. Barnhart, 355 F.Supp.2d 1288 (N.D.Ala. 2005) | AUG | 16 | 2006 | |
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COMPUTER | ||||
| SSA Goes Digital: Technology Update - Digital recording of hearings; Electronic disability folder "eDIB"; Expansion of video teleconferencing; SSI wage reporting by phone and Internet | JAN | 5 | 2003 | |
| Finding Bills Online | MAR | 4 | 2003 | |
| SSA Online Resources Available (POMS, HALLEX, Regulations, Rulings) | MAY | 2003 | ||
| A Guide to the POMS and HALLEX on "www.socialsecurity.gov" | MAY | 11 | 2003 | |
| Online Lab Testing Information | SEP | 2 | 2003 | |
| New Online Resources on Mental Retardation | NOV | 4 | 2003 | |
| Emergency Teletypes Now Available Online | JAN | 19 | 2004 | |
| File Applications Over the Internet! | APR | 9 | 2004 | |
| Federal Court Web Sites | JUN | 21 | 2004 | |
| Practice Tip: Electronic Notification of EAJA Payments | JAN | 5 | 2005 | |
| SSA Online: What's New? | JUL | 4 | 2005 | |
| Video Hearings: What Rights Do Claimants Have? | AUG | 1 | 2005 | |
| Practice Tip: SSA online services (at www.ssa.gov) for beneficiaries | NOV | 2 | 2005 | |
| Letter from William Taylor on duplicate hearing recording format | SEP | 6 | 2006 | |
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CONCURRENT CASES | ||||
| No Delay for Title II Past Due Benefits in Concurrent Cases | OCT | 7 | 2006 | |
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CONGRESS | ||||
| New Bill Extends Attorneys Fee Withholding to SSI and Provides Other Improvements (H.R. 743) | FEB | 1 | 2003 | |
| 108th Congress: Committees with Jurisdiction over Social Security Issues | FEB | 6 | 2003 | |
| H.R. 743 Passes Ways and Means Committee | MAR | 1 | 2003 | |
| Senate Bill Introduced (S. 439) | MAR | 4 | 2003 | |
| Finding Bills Online | MAR | 4 | 2003 | |
| House Passes H.R. 743 | APR | 1 | 2003 | |
| Roundtable Address Future of Medicare Appellate Process (Discussing HR 810) | MAY | 1 | 2003 | |
| Commissioner Testifies on Her Service Delivery Plan | JUL | 1 | 2003 | |
| House Ways and Means Committee Holds Hearing on Fraud, Waste and Abuse | JUL | 21 | 2003 | |
| Commissioner's Testimony before the House Committee on Ways and Means on New Disability Process (Sept. 25, 2003) | SEP | 10 | 2003 | |
| Congressional Update (HR 743) | OCT | 1 | 2003 | |
| Senate Passes H.R. 743 | DEC | 1 | 2003 | |
| H.R. 732 Signed into Law | FEB | 1 | 2004 | |
| Summary of P.L. 108-203 (HR 743) | MAR | 4 | 2004 | |
| Congress Reviews the SSI Program | MAY | 3 | 2004 | |
| Description of Provisions in Public Law 108-203 - Effective Dates | MAY | 4 | 2004 | |
| Congressional Update: Hearing on SSN Privacy, CBO Reports on Social Security Solvency, Senate Hearing on Private Accounts | JUN | 4 | 2004 | |
| SSN Privacy Bill Passed by House Social Security Subcommittee (H.R. 2971) | AUG | 9 | 2004 | |
| House Holds Hearing on Proposal to Change Disability Process | SEP | 1 | 2004 | |
| NOSSCR's written statement to the Subcommittee | SEP | 10 | 2004 | |
| Congress Holds Hearing on Proposed Process Changes (9/27/05) | SEP | 1 | 2005 | |
| NOSSCR's Written Testimony for Congressional Hearing | SEP | 4 | 2005 | |
| Oral testimony of NOSSCR's President for Congressional Hearing | SEP | 14 | 2005 | |
| Written Statement of the Judicial Conference of the United States | SEP | 17 | 2005 | |
| Comments from the House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee on Proposed Changes (Rep. McCrery and Rep. Levin) | OCT | 32 | 2005 | |
| House Budget Reconciliation Bill Changes SSI Installment Payments | NOV | 3 | 2005 | |
| NOSSCR's Response to Post-Hearing Questions | NOV | 4 | 2005 | |
| Budget Agreement Includes SSI Installment Payment Changes | DEC | 1 | 2005 | |
| Final SSA Budget for 2006: SSI Installment Payment Change | FEB | 1 | 2006 | |
| President's Proposed SSA Budget for FY 2007 Sent to Congress | FEB | 1 | 2006 | |
| Senate Finance Committee Looks at SSA's Roles - Current and Future | MAR | 1 | 2006 | |
| Written Testimony of Erwin Hathaway, claimant | MAR | 6 | 2006 | |
| Congress Holds Hearing on SSA Service Delivery | MAY | 3 | 2006 | |
| Congress Holds DSI Oversight Hearing | JUN | 1 | 2006 | |
| NOSSCR Testimony at House DSI Hearing | JUN | 9 | 2006 | |
| Post-hearing Questions and NOSSCR Responses - House Hearing on DSI, June 15, 2006 | JUL | 11 | 2006 | |
| SSA Budget for 2007: Are Major Cuts Possible? | AUG | 1 | 2006 | |
| Letter from Commissioner Barnhart on SSA's budget for FY 2007 | AUG | 15 | 2006 | |
| The 2006 Congressional Elections: What Will Be the Impact on Social Security Issues? | NOV | 1 | 2006 | |
| Senators' Letter on SSA Budget (11/21/06) | NOV | 22 | 2006 | |
| 2006 Wrap-Up: What Will Congress Do with SSA's Budget? | DEC | 1 | 2006 | |
| NOSSCR Legislative Agenda | DEC | 8 | 2006 | |
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CONSULTATIVE EXAMINATION | ||||
| Letter to the Editor: Re: Consultative examinations | JAN | 2 | 2003 | |
| Practice Tip: Psychologist's Opinions | DEC | 9 | 2003 | |
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CONTINUING DISABILITY REVIEWS | ||||
| GAO Cautions SSA to Increase Attention to CDR Process GAO-03-1027T (July, 24, 2003); GAO-03-662 (July 24, 2003) | AUG | 1 | 2003 | |
| Continuation of Benefits After Disability Has Ceased | AUG | 3 | 2003 | |
| Waiver of Benefits Paid Pending Appeal of Termination | AUG | 12 | 2004 | |
| SSR on SSI Childhood Disability CDRs (SSR 05-3p) | MAY | 8 | 2005 | |
| Disability Determination and Appeals FY 2004: Title II and Concurrent Decisions for CDRs | AUG | 23 | 2005 | |
| Holt v. Barnhart, 356 F.Supp.2d 1251 (S.D.Ala. 2005) | SEP | 23 | 2005 | |
| Federal Register Update: Exemption of work activity as basis for CDR - proposed rules | OCT | 4 | 2005 | |
| Proposed Rule on Suspension for Failure to Cooperate in CDR Process | DEC | 7 | 2005 | |
| OIG Report: Impact of Statutory Benefit Continuation on SSI Payments Made During the Appeals Process, A-07-15095 (May 2006) | JUN | 19 | 2006 | |
| Federal Register Update: Final rule on suspension for failure to cooperate in CDR process | OCT | 4 | 2006 | |
| Federal Register Update: Exemption of work activity as basis for CDR | NOV | 4 | 2006 | |
| Does the CDR Medical Improvement Standard Lead to Too Few Terminations? (Social Security Disability Programs: Clearer Guidance Could Help SSA Apply the Medical Improvement Standard More Consistently, GAO-07-8 (Oct 2006)) | NOV | 12 | 2006 | |
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CRITICAL CASE PROCESSING | ||||
| OHA Expedited Processing for "Critical Cases" HALLEX 1-2-1-40, I-3-1-51 | AUG | 3 | 2004 |
| TOPICS - "D" | Mo. | Pg. | Year | |
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DAILY ACTIVITIES / HOUSEHOLD CHORES | ||||
| Draper v. Barnhart, 425 F.3d 1127 (8th Cir. 2005) | NOV | 21 | 2005 | |
| Gentle v. Barnhart, 430 F.3d 865 (7th Cir. 2005) | FEB | 41 | 2006 | |
| Patterson v. Barnhart, 428 F.Supp.2d 869 (E.D.Wis. 2006) | OCT | 13 | 2006 | |
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DATE LAST INSURED | ||||
| Focus: Remote Date Last Insured (Norwood-Fear v. Barnhart) | AUG | 12 | 2006 | |
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DEBT COLLECTION | ||||
| Final Administrative Wage Garnishment Rules Issued | DEC | 18 | 2003 | |
| Supreme Court to Review Student Loan Offset Against Title II Benefits (Lockhart v U.S.) | MAY | 6 | 2005 | |
| Supreme Court Upholds Social Security Offset of Student Loan Debts (Lockhart v. United States) | DEC | 1 | 2005 | |
| Federal Register Update: Proposed Rule: Collection of debts using federal salary offset | MAR | 5 | 2006 | |
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DECEASED CLAIMANTS / SURVIVORS BENEFITS | ||||
| Reutter ex rel. Reutter v. Barnhart, 255 F.Supp.2d 1013 (D.N.D. 2003) | JUL | 24 | 2003 | |
| EAJA Fees For Pursuing Deceased SSI Claimant's Medicaid Coverage (Jacobsen v. Barnhart) | SEP | 6 | 2004 | |
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DIABETES | ||||
| See Endocrine Disorders | ||||
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DICTIONARY OF OCCUPATIONAL TITLES | ||||
| Burns v. Barnhart, 312 F.3d 113 (3rd Cir. 2002) | JUL | 24 | 2003 | |
| Fischer v. Barnhart, 256 F.Supp.2d 901 (E.D.Wis. 2002) | OCT | 16 | 2003 | |
| Prochaska v. Barnhart, 454 F.3d 731 (7th Cir. 2006) | SEP | 14 | 2006 | |
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DIGESTIVE DISEASES | ||||
| SSA Seeks Comments on Chronic Liver Disease Proposed Listings | NOV | 4 | 2004 | |
| Expiration Date Extended for Digestive System Listings | MAY | 18 | 2006 | |
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DISABILITY CLAIMS PROCESS - COMMISSIONER'S PROPOSAL DISABILITY SERVICE IMPROVEMENT (DSI) | ||||
| Commissioner Announces Plan to Reform the Disability Claims Process | SEP | 1 | 2003 | |
| GAO Questions Automation of Disability Claims Process (SSA: Subcommittee Questions Concerning Efforts to Automate the Disability Claims Process, GAO-03-1113R (Sept. 5, 2003)) | SEP | 7 | 2003 | |
| Commissioner's Testimony before the House Committee on Ways and Means (Sept. 25, 2003) | SEP | 10 | 2003 | |
| Flowcharts Illustrating Commissioner's Plan | SEP | 17-19 | 2003 | |
| Disability Claims Process Proposal: An Update | DEC | 1 | 2003 | |
| Update: Commissioner's Plan to Change the Disability Claims Process | FEB | 5 | 2004 | |
| Frequently Asked Questions About the New Approach | FEB | 10 | 2004 | |
| NOSSCR Responds to the Commissioner's Plan | MAY | 1 | 2004 | |
| NOSSCR's Statement to the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Improving the SSA Disability Decision Process | MAY | 4 | 2005 | |
| Commissioner's Plan to Change the Disability Claims Process is Published (70 Fed. Reg. 43589, 7/27/05) | JUL | 1 | 2005 | |
| Administrative Efficiency Trumps Fairness | AUG | 1 | 2005 | |
| The Proposed SSA Disability Determination Process (Chart) | AUG | 14 | 2005 | |
| NOSSCR Responds to Proposed Changes to Disability Claims Process | SEP | 1 | 2005 | |
| House Holds Hearing on Proposed Process Changes(9/27/05) | SEP | 1 | 2005 | |
| NOSSCR's Written Statement for Congressional Hearing | SEP | 4 | 2005 | |
| Oral testimony of NOSSCR's President for Congressional Hearing | SEP | 14 | 2005 | |
| Written Statement of the Judicial Conference of the United States | SEP | 17 | 2005 | |
| The Proposed Changes to the Claims Process: What's Next? Is eDIB Implementation Proceeding on Schedule? | OCT | 1 | 2005 | |
| NOSSCR Comments to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Administrative Review Process for Adjudicating Disability Claims | OCT | 7 | 2005 | |
| Comments from the House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee on Proposed Changes (Rep. McCrery and Rep. Levin) | OCT | 32 | 2005 | |
| NOSSCR's Response to Post-Hearing Questions | NOV | 4 | 2005 | |
| SSA Publishes Final Regulations Changing the Disability Claims Process: Meet the "Disability Service Improvement" Process | MAR | 1 | 2006 | |
| Final Regulations: Administrative Review Process for Adjudicating Initial Disability Claims, 28 Fed. Reg. 16424 (3/31/06) | MAR | 15 | 2006 | |
| Disability Service Improvement: What's Next? | APR | 1 | 2006 | |
| OHA Is No More: Meet ODAR | APR | 1 | 2006 | |
| SSA's ODISP and ODAR Organization Charts | APR | 6 | 2006 | |
| DSI materials from NOSSCR Conference | APR | 14 | 2006 | |
| DSI Implementation Update | MAY | 1 | 2006 | |
| A Closer Look at DSI: The Federal Reviewing Official (RO) Level | MAY | 14 | 2006 | |
| Congress Holds DSI Oversight Hearing | JUN | 1 | 2006 | |
| Reviewing Official Appeal Form | JUN | 4 | 2006 | |
| DSI: Ready, Set, Go! | JUL | 1 | 2006 | |
| Post-hearing Questions and NOSSCR Responses - House Hearing on DSI, June 15, 2006 | JUL | 11 | 2006 | |
| DSI for Region 1 - one day program | AUG | 2 | 2006 | |
| Federal Reviewing Official Appeal Form | AUG | 14 | 2006 | |
| DSI Update: SSA In Search of a DRB Profiling Tool | NOV | 3 | 2006 | |
| DSI Update: Is the QDD Predictive Screening Tool Available to the Public? | DEC | 10 | 2006 | |
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DISABLED ADULT CHILDREN | ||||
| Practice Tip: Disabled Adult Children and Medical Benefits | JAN | 19 | 2004 | |
| Practice Tip: Marriage and DACs | FEB | 7 | 2004 | |
| Correction: DAC benefits | MAR | 2 | 2004 | |
| Summary of P.L. 108-203 (HR 743) Elimination of work disincentive for DACs | MAR | 4 | 2004 | |
| Focus: Booher v. Barnhart, CV-03-3040-ST (D.Ore. Mar 17, 2004) | APR | 14 | 2004 | |
| Description of Provisions in Public Law 108-203 - Effective Dates | MAY | 4 | 2004 | |
| Federal Register Update: Work report receipts, payment of benefits for trial work period after fraud conviction, SSI Student earned income exclusion and expansion of DAC reentitlement period - proposed rules | OCT | 6 | 2005 | |
| Focus: SSR 91-5p: Administrative Finality for Claimants with Severe Mental Impairments | MAY | 8 | 2006 | |
| Federal Register Update: Work report receipts, payment of benefits for trial work period after fraud conviction, SSI student earned income exclusion, and expansion of DAC reentitlement period - final rule | NOV | 4 | 2006 | |
| Article on Marriage Penalties and Treatment of Child Support | DEC | 10 | 2006 | |
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DISABLED CHILDREN (SSI) | ||||
| Scott v. Barnhart, 297 F.3d 589 (7th Cir. 2002) | FEB | 29 | 2003 | |
| Second Circuit Upholds SSI Childhood Policy on Combining Impairments (Encarnacion v. Barnhart, 331 F.3d 78 (2nd Cir. 2003) | JUN | 18 | 2003 | |
| Weatherspoon v. Massanari, 228 F.Supp.2d 1041 (E.D.Mo. 2002) | JUL | 25 | 2003 | |
| Continuation of Benefits After Disability Has Ceased | AUG | 3 | 2003 | |
| Is a Medical Expert Required in Every SSI Childhood Disability Case? (Howard v. Barnhart, 341 F.3d 1006 (9th Cir. 2003) | SEP | 23 | 2003 | |
| Hernandez v. Barnhart, 203 F.Supp.2d 134 (S.D.Fla. 2002) | SEP | 24 | 2003 | |
| Jefferson o/b/o Nelson v. Barnhart, 209 F.Supp.2d 1200 (N.D.Okla 2002) | DEC | 15 | 2003 | |
| SSI Childhood Disability Manual Available | APR | 9 | 2004 | |
| Goodman ex rel. Chambers v. Barnhart, 247 F.Supp.2d 1249 (N.D.Ala. 2003) | APR | 21 | 2004 | |
| Acquiescence Ruling Issued in Ninth Circuit SSI Childhood Disability Case (AR 04-1(9)) | MAY | 15 | 2004 | |
| A "Counterproductive" Childhood SSI Sequential Evaluation? | JUN | 19 | 2004 | |
| McClain o/b/o/ McClain v. Barnhart, 299 F.Supp.2d 309 (S.D.N.Y. 2004) | JUN | 20 | 2004 | |
| Garrett ex rel. Moore v. Barnhart, 366 F.3d 643 (8th Cir. 2004) | SEP | 20 | 2004 | |
| Cruz o/b/o/ Soto v. Barnhart, 343 F.Supp.2d 218 (S.D.N.Y. 2004) | JAN | 27 | 2005 | |
| SSR on SSI Childhood Disability CDRs (SSR 05-3p) | MAY | 8 | 2005 | |
| Matthews ex rel. Dixon v. Barnhart, 339 F.Supp.2d 1286 (N.D.Ala. 2004) | JUN | 21 | 2005 | |
| Spotlight on SSI: Installment Payments and Dedicated Accounts | JUL | 19 | 2005 | |
| Final Regulations on Surviving Spouse Duration of Marriage and SSI Benefits for Children of Military Parents | OCT | 3 | 2005 | |
| Spotlight on SSI: Defining "Marked" and "Extreme" in Childhood Disability Cases: Part I | JAN | 11 | 2006 | |
| Final SSA Budget for 2006: SSI Installment Payment Change | FEB | 1 | 2006 | |
| Spotlight on SSI: Defining "Marked" and "Extreme" in Childhood Disability Cases: Part II | FEB | 17 | 2006 | |
| Fred-Perez v. Barnhart, 450 F.Supp.2d 461 (D.Del. 2006) | DEC | 16 | 2006 | |
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DOWN SYNDROME | ||||
| SSA Proposes Revisions to the Multiple Body Systems Listings | JAN | 3 | 2003 |