The Social Security Administration (SSA) is making it easier for people with severe medical conditions to access disability benefits by adding 13 diseases to its Compassionate Allowances List. The ...

In March 2025, Public Investigator reported on a Wisconsin man who paid into Social Security for years but after receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis was unable to get disability benefits. Due to a ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced that it added 13 conditions to its Compassionate Allowances (CAL) list, which speeds up the disability application process for ...

The Social Security Administration has added 13 new diseases and conditions to its list of disabilities, which earn those suffering serious medical issues a faster benefits application process. Those ...

The Social Security Administration has added 13 new diseases and conditions to its list of disabilities, which earn those suffering serious medical issues a faster benefits application process. Those ...

The Social Security Administration recently announced the addition of 13 conditions to its Compassionate Allowances list, a program designed to fast-track disability benefit approvals for people with ...

The World Health Organization held the first World Health Assembly in 1948, and, beginning in 1950, every year on April 7 the world comes together to observe World Health Day. Each year, World Health ...

A terminally-ill Wisconsin man who was pleading with the Social Security Administration to approve his request for disability benefits won his appeal April 7, one day before his death. The reversal ...

Although most people qualify for Medicare at the age of 65, certain younger people may also qualify after a two-year waiting period if they receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). The ...

Generally, you’re eligible for Medicare when you turn 65 years old. But you can also get Medicare earlier if you’ve been receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) for a period of 2 years.