The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently announced an expansion to its list of Compassionate Allowances conditions.
The Compassionate Allowances program affects those applying for Social Security Disability Insurance who have certain very serious illnesses or disabilities. Benefit determinations for those applicants are expedited, and the SSA typically renders its decisions in days (instead of months or even years).
The SSA announced 25 new additions to the list, including 12 cancers, bringing the total number of its conditions to 225.
In a statement, Acting Commissioner of Social Security Carolyn W. Colvin said, “Social Security disability benefits are a vital lifeline for individuals who are facing severe diseases, and we must ensure that they receive the benefits they rightly deserve.”
The SSA has held public outreach hearings in order to get feedback on the determination of the conditions best suited to the Compassionate Allowances program. To date, the program has helped nearly 200,000 severely disabled people get quick approval for disability benefits.
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The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently announced an expansion to its list of Compassionate Allowances conditions.
The Compassionate Allowances program affects those applying for Social Security Disability Insurance who have certain very serious illnesses or disabilities. Benefit determinations for those applicants are expedited, and the SSA typically renders its decisions in days (instead of months or even years).
The SSA announced 25 new additions to the list, including 12 cancers, bringing the total number of its conditions to 225.
In a statement, Acting Commissioner of Social Security Carolyn W. Colvin said, “Social Security disability benefits are a vital lifeline for individuals who are facing severe diseases, and we must ensure that they receive the benefits they rightly deserve.”
The SSA has held public outreach hearings in order to get feedback on the determination of the conditions best suited to the Compassionate Allowances program. To date, the program has helped nearly 200,000 severely disabled people get quick approval for disability benefits.
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More than 200 seniors were tested for cognitive abilities before and after playing a spatial puzzle game to see if playing produced any change. The findings will be shared with Georgia Tech experts, who will incorporate the data into new game development focused on helping seniors retain or improve their cognitive skills. But according to the National Science Foundation’s abstract on the grant, World of Warcraft was not part of the experiment.
Interested in improving your own reasoning skills, memory and processing speed? Experts suggest you play games, work on crosswords, brain teasers and puzzles, and pick up a new hobby or craft.
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A national Salute to Senior Service honoree will then be chosen from the group of state winners by a panel of senior care experts. Home Instead has announced that it will donate $500 to the nonprofit organizations of choice as selected by each of the state winners, and their volunteer stories will be included on the online Wall of Fame. The national winner’s chosen nonprofit will receive $5,000.
The nomination form and official rules of the contest can be found online at
http://www.salutetoseniorservice.com/
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