The Academy is home to a diverse array of Fellows and Members who are leading experts on Social Security, SSI, Medicare, Medicaid, long-term care, unemployment insurance, and other social insurance programs. We are also home to multiple Speakers Bureaus that connect media with experts. For press inquiries, background briefings, or to join our press list, please email zsnydercox@nasi.org.
For press looking to get in contact with an expert on Social Security, see our Social Security Speakers Bureau.
- Statement
Following reports that the Social Security Administration will not move forward with a proposal that would have significantly restricted access to Social Security disability benefits for older workers, the Academy’s CEO issued a statement.
- Press Release
The National Academy of Social Insurance hosted its annual Robert M. Ball Award gala on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at The Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C.
- Statement
The U.S. Department of Labor sent a letter to state unemployment insurance agencies requiring them to return any unspent funds allocated in the American Rescue Plan Act. Academy Senior Fellow Michele Evermore released a statement.
- Press Release
The Academy is excited to announce three new senior fellows, each of whom is a longtime leader in the social insurance field: Robert Espinoza, Kathryn Edwards, and Elisa Walker.
- Press Release
On April 17, the Academy’s cross-sector expert Task Force on AI, Emerging Technology, and Disability Benefits issued its first report outlining the principles and guardrails to guide the SSA’s approach to AI.
- Statement
As DOGE reexamines DOL OIG data used to detect, prevent, and recoup pandemic-era fraud, its findings have spread misinformation and presented old issues as newly discovered. Michele Evermore, Academy Senior Fellow, released this statement.