The Social Security Forum
Volume 48
Number 9

September 2026

In the News

Only 2.5 Weeks Left—Join us in Salt Lake City!

We can’t wait to see you in just a couple of weeks! We have so many exciting things planned. If you haven’t registered yet, take a moment to do it now.

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Dispatches from Camp: SSA’s AI Buildout—Reading the Tea Leaves in Four New Procurement Signals

Check in with NOSSCR’s Senior Policy Advisor David Camp as he looks at the systems AI is likely to touch within SSA and what that means for you and your clients.

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A Look Back at the 2026 NOSSCR NextGen Retreat

NOSSCR’s Chief Strategy Officer, Esterien Keet, looks back on our wildly successful NextGen retreat, thanks our amazing speakers, co-chairs, and sponsors, and talks about the importance of this special community.

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Piemonte’s Perspective: A Cheat Sheet to Cross a VE on the Router Job

Past President George Piemonte provides a cheat sheet for how to effectively cross the VE about the router job, including sample questions and a breakdown of the key sources.

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Two Exciting Sightseeing Tours Offered at our Fall Conference

During our Fall Conference in Salt Lake City, we are excited to offer TWO sightseeing tours, exclusively for NOSSCR Conference Attendees. Find all of the details here.

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Keeping Medicaid When SSI Gives Way to Social Security: The Pickle Amendment and Its Cousins

Join Lifetime Member Tom Krause as he reviews what the Pickle Amendment is, how it came to be, and why it matters for your clients’ cases.

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Early Advocacy Pays Off

Hear from NOSSCR Sustaining Member James Burgess as he details his recent EAJA fee win, why early advocacy matters, and how to apply these principles to your practice.

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Virtual Registration Now Open for Fall Conference

Virtual Registration is now open! By joining us virtually, you’ll have access to all 32 hours of NOSSCR’s CLE programming, plus you’ll be able to watch our General Session live, where we’ll hear directly from top SSA leaders.

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The Medical Source Statement: Why It Remains the Single Most Important Document in Your Client’s File

Sustaining Members Neil and Shawn Good offer a breakdown on why Medical Source Statements matter and how to best educate your clients about this important piece of evidence.

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Legislative Spotlight: Fixing the ‘Marriage Penalty’ for Adult Disabled Children

Learn more about the recently introduced Childhood Disability Benefits Fairness Act and how it could help alleviate the penalty adult children pay, in benefits and in Medicaid coverage, simply for getting married.

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Register for CAPACITY ’26, the Disability Law Tech Summit (Nov. 12, Free)

Join us for a free virtual Disability Law Tech Summit on Thursday, November 12, from 12 to 5pm Eastern, produced by Chronicle.

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Circuit Court Considerations: Harmless Error at Step Five, a “Modest” Logical Bridge, and a Dissent Worth Your Time

Sustaining Member Adriana de la Torre offers her take on recent circuit court decisions. This month: how much weight should a one-time CE get, how far does the “logical bridge” argument go, and when does harmless error save an ALJ decision.

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SSA’s Office of the Inspector General Issues Several Reports

Social Security’s Office of the Inspector General issued several audit reports during the month of September that are worth a read. Check them out here.

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Participate in our New Partner Pages

Partner Pages is a monthly advertising email that provides organizations serving the Social Security disability community with an affordable way to promote products, services, webinars, events, educational programs, software, and other announcements directly to NOSSCR members. Learn more about how you can participate.

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PAC Contributor List

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.

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Limited Sponsorships Left for Fall Conference

Want to ensure your fellow conference attendees have all day coffee? Want to make sure everyone has a drink in hand during our President’s reception? We’re looking for a few more sponsors to really make our conference sparkle, and we’d love to feature you!

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Navigating Work and Social Security Disability Benefits: A Guide to the Ticket to Work Program

On Friday, November 6, at 2pm Eastern, join Genex, an Enlyte company, for a free informational webinar about the Ticket to Work program.

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Daily Dose of Data from SSA

This month the agency released their monthly statistical snapshots plus a look at the estimated change in Federal SSI Program cost for a proposal aimed at reducing elderly poverty.

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Useful Resources

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! 

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