NOSSCR recognizes the unique challenges that those suffering from Long COVID face when navigating 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 symptoms are disabling because many evade objective measurement, and diagnostic patterns are only recently...

Excessive hold-times and administrative delays consistently rank at the top of the list among our members when it comes to annoyances in working with the SSA. But we also know it is far more than an annoyance. The SSA’s inability to address the very real problem of these delays has a tangible impact on our ability to serve our clients,...

As the 2024 Presidential Election draws nearer, candidates have had a lot to say about Social Security. This piece in the New York Times fact checks statements made by President Joe Biden, former President Donald J. Trump, Nikki Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, and Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida on their plans for the agency if elected president.  ...

As our members know all too well, Social Security is a vital social safety net, the importance of which cannot be overstated. Yet solvency of the Social Security trust fund remains a looming issue. At NOSSCR, we encourage a bipartisan exchange of ideas to find the right solutions to protect and enhance Social Security.   In a recent Forbes article, senior...

WASHINGTON, D.C., January 23, 2024 — The National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives (NOSSCR) today announced that David Camp has been hired as Chief Executive Officer. Camp has been serving as the organization’s interim CEO for the past five months. He brings decades of experience to the role, including more than 25 years as an attorney in private practice...

The Social Security Administration has released data showing a shocking disparity: Current and former disability recipients – just 4% of the U.S. population – made up 26% of excess deaths during the first 22 months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Put another way, those receiving benefits are 6.5 times more likely to die of COVID infection than the general population.   An...

Our interim CEO, David Camp, recently appeared on Good Morning Arizona to address the problem of Social Security’s clawbacks of benefit payments. Recipients face additional stresses and unneeded burdens. Modernization at the Social Security Administration would help resolve overpayments accurately and timely, including those that should be waived. Watch the full segment here:

On December 20, 2023, Martin J. O’Malley was sworn in as Commissioner of Social Security. He will serve until January 19, 2025. After more than two years of leadership uncertainty and instability at SSA, O’Malley’s decisive confirmation is a sign that the agency is moving in a more stable and functional direction.  “I am honored for the opportunity of a...

The budget crisis at SSA continues to hurt the most vulnerable among us, with administrative delays, redundancies, and overpayment clawbacks that put the onus on beneficiaries to correct the agency’s errors. Public pressure is building for SSA and Congress to improve this dysfunctional system, including a 60 Minutes segment last month and a more recent investigative piece in the New...

Please note that SSA Emergency Message (EM) 20022 has been extended until June 13, 2024. This EM provides guidance on how the agency must process electronic signatures on certain forms. You can view the complete language of the EM here. If you find that SSA is not properly following this EM, please record the details of the noncompliance and email...