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SSI Fact Sheet

Posted on January 17, 2013 by NanOak

Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) What is SSI?  Supplemental Security Income (SSI), which was signed into law 40 years ago, provides subsistence-level income to people with extremely low income who are over age 65 or have severe disabilities.  SSI also acts … Continue reading →

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Health Network Alert: 2013 Transition Policies for Medicare Part D

Posted on January 10, 2013 by NSCLC Helps

2013 Transition Policies for Part D

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2013 Transition Rights to Medications Under Part D

Posted on January 7, 2013 by NSCLC Helps

2013 Transition Rights to Medications Under Medicare Part D Transition Policy: A Critical Protection. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requires that sponsors of Medicare Part D prescription drug plans provide beneficiaries with access to transition supplies of … Continue reading →

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SSA Instructions to ALJs on Clark v Astrue

Posted on April 16, 2012 by NSCLC Helps

(5/9/2011) The instructions are similar to those contained in EM-11032 issued last month which instructed SSA field offices that pursuant to the decision in Clark, benefits would no longer be suspended or denied solely on the basis of a warrant … Continue reading →

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Clark v Astrue: Court Restores Benefits for Thousands

Posted on April 16, 2012 by NSCLC Helps

(U.S. District Court/Southern District of New York) — 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 issued by Judge Sidney H. Stein in a … Continue reading →

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Thank You For Your Order!

Posted on October 3, 2011 by NanOak

If you have any questions, please contact ksmith@nsclc.org or call 202-621-1020. Thank you.

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Case Analyses DRAFT

Posted on August 25, 2011 by NanOak

Court Decisions from 2011 Table of Contents M.D.Ala: Eviction Notice Not Specifying Factual Basis Could Violate Due Process 6th Cir Grants Rehearing En Banc Re Constitutional Amendment Banning Race Preferences D.Ariz: Standing to Challenge Policy Re Arresting Migrants 4th Cir: … Continue reading →

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American Council of the Blind v. Astrue

Posted on June 24, 2011 by NSCLC Helps

American Council of the Blind v. Astrue, Case No. 05-04696 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 3, 2008). This national class action challenged the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) policy of refusing to provide more than a standard print notice to most blind and visually … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Agrees that State Agency Can Bring Suit in Federal Court

Posted on May 30, 2011 by admin

Amicus Brief – Supreme Court Agrees that State Agency Can Bring Suit in Federal CourtIn a victory for the supremacy of federal law under Ex Parte Young, the Supreme Court ruled April 19, 2011 that the Virginia Office for Protection … Continue reading →

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Protecting the Rights of Low-Income Older Adults

Posted on October 6, 2010 by admin

The National Senior Citizens law Center is the only national non-profit whose principal mission is to protect the rights of low-income older adults. Through advocacy, litigation, and the education and counseling of local advocates, we make the law work to … Continue reading →

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