NOSSCR’s annual list of the rates states can charge 3rd parties for medical records is now live. The only major change this year was in VA in July 2025. Otherwise, DC, MI, MO, NH, PA, and SC all saw annual increases in their allowed rates.

Check-in with NOSSCR’s Board President, Rob Wendt as he welcomes our new Board members and discusses the value and importance of your involvement in NOSSCR.

This week, NOSSCR’s Board welcomed its new members and filled its two open at-large seats and the vacant 7th Circuit seat (see the full Board list in the article). A 3rd Circuit seat remains open — interested members can apply via the Board of Directors page.

Be sure to mark your calendars and register to join us for your upcoming Circuit meeting! Check in with your Board representative(s), hear what’s new at NOSSCR, and receive important updates about Social Security.

Check in with NOSSCR’s Senior Policy Advisor David Camp as he discusses why getting any Social Security legislation passed is historically difficult, and how that may change in the coming months.

This month saw the introduction of the FEES Act of 2026. This bill would significantly curtail the Equal Access to Justice Act. Learn why NOSSCR opposes this bill and what we’ve done to protect Social Security EAJA fees.

Introducing NOSSCR’s new Member Services & Communications Coordinator, Bernie Peluso!

NOSSCR’s Fall National Conference is coming to Salt Lake City, October 13–16, 2026, and we’re making it easy to turn the trip into a weekend getaway. We’ve secured a few select discounted rooms for the weekends before and after, so bring the colleagues, bring the kids, and stay a little longer. October in Utah is hard to beat.

NOSSCR is excited to introduce new discounted in-person staff registration rates — including opportunities for even deeper savings when your team stays in the conference hotel block. Plus, we’re planning dedicated staff training and networking opportunities designed to help your whole team learn and connect together.

On Wednesday, July 22 at 1:00pm Eastern, NOSSCR will host a free webinar for NOSSCR members in association with our Strategic Educational Partner, Chronicle, on How to Evaluate Legal Software, a Buyer’s Framework for Disability Firms. Register now.

Historically, on a semiannual basis, the Social Security Administration releases a Unified Agenda, alerting the public to their planned actions over the next several months. Take a look at SSA’s newly released Unified Agenda here.

All Title II Payment Center (PC) calls are now being routed to the Representative Call Center (RCC) at 877-626-6363. SSI payment/fee calls should still go to the local field office (FO).

Social Security published their Final Rule revising the criteria in the Listing of Impairments (listings) that they use to evaluate claims involving cardiovascular disorders in adults and children.

The Router job presents the same fundamental problem as the discredited jobs that came before it: the DOT description is frozen in 1977. Learn how to attack the job here.

NOSSCR wants to connect more claimants with help on post-entitlement claims. If you’re able to take these cases, please update your profile and let us know — training is available if you’re new to them.

View the recent survey results assessing advocates and representatives’ experiences interacting with SSA.

The duty to articulate reasons in a determination or decision so that the claimant and any reviewing body can follow the reasoning is where a surprising number of remands are won and lost. Learn how to spot the “articulation requirements” here.

Sustaining Member Adriana de la Torre offers her take on recent circuit court decisions. This month: mining an 8th Circuit dissent for key takeaways.

Be sure to update your data in your NOSSCR Membership Profile so that your fellow members can search for you in our Sustaining Member database!

NOSSCR is thankful for the ongoing generous support of our PAC contributors! Your generosity strengthens our advocacy and ensures the voices of claimants and representatives are heard where it matters most.

SSA’s Office of the Inspector General has released their 2026 Spring Semiannual Report to Congress.

This month the agency released multiple updated reports based on the 2026 OASDI Trustees Report, including multiple updated tables and actuarial notes. If facts and figures are your thing, this article is for you!

Find links for the SCO to the DOT, Grid Rules, Listings, contact information for the Field Offices and Regional Communications Directors, DDS site codes, POMS recent changes, Emergency Messages, and much more!