Social Security Unveils Plan to Reduce Hearing Backlog
Posted March 11, 2016 by Premier Disability Services, LLC® The National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives (NOSSCR) included a fascinating article in their February newsletter about the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) plan to reduce the wait times once a claimant reaches the hearing level. The plan is known as Compassionate and Responsive Service (CARES). Some of the key initiatives are briefly detailed below:• Hire more Administrative Law Judges and support staff
• Use Attorney Adjudicators to hear certain cases (i.e. remands, non-disability claims)
• Expand the National Adjudication Team
• Accelerate the pre-hearing conference pilot
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