What's next after Social Security's disability fast-track expansion?

Social Security expands fast-tracked disability benefits

Amid recent discussions about how inflation will impact Social Security benefits, new changes are coming to the agency's disability benefits program.

What's next after Social Security's disability fast-track expansion?

When a person applies, Social Security will review their medical records to determine if they qualify.

Social Security Adds 14 Conditions to Fast-Track Disability List

BALTIMORE, MD — The Social Security Administration added 14 serious medical conditions to its Compassionate Allowances list last week, expanding the number of diagnoses eligible for accelerated disability determinations to 314 as the agency seeks to reduce processing time for applicants with severe conditions. The newly added conditions include rare genetic disorders, aggressive cancers and severe neurological diseases. Among them are hepatosple…