In The News
Kaiser Health News Long Term Care Ombudsmen Face Challenges to Independence (1-27-2013) NSCLC Directing Attorney Eric Carlson says that ombudsman programs outside of state governments are less subject to political pressure
See more recent coverage
NSCLC Helps
Corazon, 72, came close to losing her adult day health care benefits because of a problem with managed care related to needed heart surgery…. Read More.
Issues
Adult Day Health Care Affordable Care Act Assisted Living Chained CPI Clark v Astrue Court Access Dual Eligibles Health Care Reform Home and Community-based Services IHSS Language Access LGBT long term care Medi-Cal Medicaid Medicare Medicare Part D Nursing Homes Olmstead Pickle Amendment Preemption Same Sex Marriage Social Security SSI Supreme Court
Category Archives: Economic Security Litigation
Clark v Astrue Court Order Restoring Benefits
As many as 140,000 Americans nationwide will get their Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits restored as a result of an order issed by Judge Sidney H. Stein in a federal court in Manhattan April 13, 2012. READ … Continue reading
Information for Consumers
This page contains material to assist consumers, clients and others in understanding the Martinez Social Security/SSI settlement. The Social Security Administration recently announced that it will delay the timeline sending notices and providing relief to all class members by six months, until summer … Continue reading
Posted in Martinez
Comments Off
Information for Advocates
Overpayment Filing Filing to appeal an overpayment on behalf of a client affected by the Martinez settlement consists of sending a letter to the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) on behalf of the client with the warrant data attached. If the … Continue reading
Posted in Martinez
Comments Off
Clark v. Astrue: Nationwide Class Certified
NATIONWIDE CLASS CERTIFIED IN SSA PROBATION/PAROLE CASE A court in New York has certified a nationwide class in a successful challenge to the Social Security Administration’s policy of suspending or denying Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits whenever … Continue reading
ACB v Astrue: Standard Print Notice Not Sufficient for Blind & Visually Impaired
Some 3 million blind and visually impaired Social Security beneficiaries — two thirds over age 80 — are entitled to receive notices about their benefits in Braille or on a Microsoft CD thanks to a successful lawsuit. However, some 80% … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Security Litigation
Comments Off
San Francisco Social Security/SSI Martinez Case Media Briefing
NSCLC and New America Media co-hosted a media briefing on the successful Martinez class action lawsuit on July 27, 2010. Click here to see the video. Social Security Benefits Wrongly Denied from New America Media on Vimeo.
Posted in Martinez
Comments Off
Clark v Astrue: Plaintiffs Move for Class Certification in SSA Probation Case
Plaintiffs have moved for certification of a nationwide class in Clark v. Astrue, (06-cv-15521 SHS, SDNY). the action challenging the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) policy of suspending or denying Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits anytime someone had an … Continue reading
SSA Agrees to Provide Medicare Part B Enrollment Protections to Martinez Class Members
In response to arguments raised by NSCLC and other class counsel, SSA has agreed to use its “executive discretion” to ensure that Martinez class members do not experience a lapse in Medicare Part B coverage as their Social Security benefits are restored. … Continue reading
Posted in Martinez
Comments Off
Clark v Astrue: Court of Appeals Rules SSA Policy on Probation/Parole Violators Unlawful
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled that the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) policy of suspending Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits whenever someone has an outstanding warrant for an alleged violation of probation … Continue reading
SSA Ordered to Offer Blind & Visually Impaired Beneficiaries an Alternative to Standard Print Notices
A district judge in California has issued a final judgment in a nationwide class action requiring that the Social Security Administration (SSA) offer blind or visually impaired individuals the option of receiving notices and other communications in alternative formats. American Council … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Security Litigation, Section 504
Comments Off
