Help SSA Help Your Clients The Social Security Administration is alarmed by the volume and success of scam calls, and we are determined to do what we can to protect Americans. Public awareness is key. We are working to educate people how to recognize a scam call, end the call, and report it to our Office of the Inspector General … Read More
Fraud Advisory: Inspector General Warns Public About New Twist to Social Security Phone Scams
The Inspector General of Social Security, Gail S. Ennis, is warning the public that telephone scammers may send faked documents by email to convince victims to comply with their demands. The Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has received reports of victims who received emails with attached letters and reports that appeared to be from Social Security … Read More
CDR Diaries NPRM
The National Association of Disability Examiners (NADE) applauds the efforts to review steps of the Continuing Disability Review (CDR) process. NADE welcomes the opportunity to review and provide comment on the proposed changes to the Rules Regarding the Frequency and Notice of Continuing Disability Reviews. NADE is a professional association whose mission is to advance the art and science of … Read More
AADE June 2019 Newsletter
Read the AADE June 2019 Newsletter
NADE Response on Pain
The National Association of Disability Examiners (NADE) welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM). NADE applauds the Social Security Administration’s efforts to adapt program policies to reflective of current evaluation and treatment of pain. An established impairment that can cause pain and in turn functional limitation is the hallmark of the SSA (Social Security … Read More
NADE Testimony September 2017
Statement Presented by The National Association of Disability Examiners Jennifer Pounds, President Presented to the Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security United States House of Representatives September 6, 2017 Chairman Johnson, Ranking Member Larson and Members of the Subcommittee on Social Security, Committee on Ways and Means: The National Association of Disability Examiners (NADE) sincerely appreciates … Read More
New NPRM for Medical Evidence
A new Notice of Proposed Rule Making for Medical Evidence has been posted. Check it out: NPRM Medical Evidence.
THADE Wins Newsletter Contest
At the 2016 National NADE conference in Aurora, Colorado, the winners of the national newsletter contest were decided. The winners have been declared as the Tar Heel Association of Disability Examiners, or THADE, and a copy of the winning article can be found on the news section of this website, under the 2016 conference area, as well as at this … Read More
SSD 50 years ago
This year marks the 80th birthday of the Social Security Administration, but we thought it would be interesting to see what was going on in Social Security Disability law fifty years ago, in 1965. The Social Security Amendments of 1965 had the following effects: Changed the duration requirement from “indefinite” to lasting or expected to last 12 months. Limited attorney’s … Read More
Social Security, OIG Partner with Rhode Island Attorney General on Anti-Fraud Unit
The Social Security Administration (SSA), its Office of the Inspector General (OIG), and the Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office today announced a new Cooperative Disability Investigations (CDI) Unit in Providence, Rhode Island. As part of the nationwide CDI Program, the Providence Unit will identify and prevent Social Security disability fraud throughout the State of Rhode Island. CDI is one of … Read More