Social Security adds 14 health conditions to fast-track disability list. See what they are.
The fast-track list now covers 314 conditions and has helped about 1.2 million people get disability approvals, the agency said.
- On Tuesday, the Social Security Administration expanded its Compassionate Allowances list, adding 14 rare health conditions to accelerate disability benefit approvals for people with severe medical diagnoses.
- Launched in 2008, the Compassionate Allowances initiative fast-tracks claims for severe conditions and now covers 314 conditions total, having helped about 1.2 million people receive disability benefits.
- The new additions include rare genetic disorders like Aicardi Syndrome and Bohring-Opitz Syndrome, plus cancers including Primary Cardiac Sarcoma; the agency uses technology to scan applications for qualifying conditions.
- While typical disability applications require between six and eight months for approval, Compassionate Allowances claims can be processed and approved within days, dramatically shortening the timeline.
- Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano said the initiative is meant to "cut through red tape" for people "who need help fast," delivering support to those facing life-changing diagnoses.
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The U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) added 14 rare diseases and conditions to its list of Compassion Approvals (CAL), a mechanism that accelerates the assessment of disability benefit claims for people with severe illnesses.
Social Security added 14 diseases to its list of Compassion Benefits (CAL), which allows you to speed up certain disability applications
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