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• The webinar will provide you with an update on the outcomes of the election and what it means for Social Security in the 116th Congress, what is happening or has happened in the lame duck session of the 115th Congress, the latest information on the status of Fiscal Year 2019 appropriations, and an update on the nomination of Andrew Saul for Commissioner of SSA.
• The webinar will also feature updates on the latest developments at SSA including information regarding the proposed rule entitled “Setting the Manner for the Appearance of Parties and Witnesses at Hearings”, SSA’s plan to reinstate reconsideration in the prototype states, ALJ issues (including implementation of the Executive Order on ALJ hiring, Lucia and SSA ALJ hiring plans), and implementation of the CARES backlog reduction plan.Handouts Washington Update PPT (9.50 MB) Available after Purchase Faculty Lisa Ekman, JD, MSW Related seminars and products: 8Director of Government AffairsNOSSCRLisa Ekman is NOSSCR’s Director of Government Affairs.
• She has more than 16 years of experience working to improve economic security for people with disabilities, focusing on SSDI and Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Medicare and Medicaid, employment programs, and long-term services and supports.
• She started her disability policy career as a Presidential Management Intern at the Social Security Administration, where she worked on the development and implementation of the Ticket to Work Program.
• She has worked as a staff member to the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel, and as disability policy advisor to Senators Edward M. Kennedy, Tom Harkin, and James Jeffords on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee.