Social Security adds 14 conditions to fast-track disability list
Summary
The Social Security Administration has added 14 new medical conditions to its Compassionate Allowances list. This list helps people with serious illnesses get disability benefits faster, often in just days instead of months.Key Facts
- The Compassionate Allowances list speeds up disability benefit approval for serious health conditions.
- The list started in 2008 and now includes 314 conditions.
- About 1.2 million people have received benefits faster because of this program.
- New conditions added include rare genetic disorders, neurological diseases, and some rare cancers.
- Examples of new conditions are Aicardi syndrome and primary cardiac sarcoma.
- The Social Security Administration uses technology to quickly identify applications with listed conditions.
- Normal disability claims often take six to eight months, but Compassionate Allowances claims can be approved in days.
- The goal is to help people with life-changing illnesses get support quickly.
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