27 • TIMES, THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014 News From The SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Social Security Can Help People With Disabilities Allowances and quickly make decisions. To date, we have approved almost 200,000 people by Rosa Rodriguez Social Security Assistant District Manager in Brooklyn 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 Day focuses on a particular subject of interest to global health. At Social Security, we focus on people’s health every day. Specifically, we provide benefits for people with disabilities. To help expedite the disability process, we recently announced the addition of 25 new Compassionate Allowances conditions. These new conditions include twelve cancers, such as prostate cancer, as well as disorders that affect the digestive, neurological, immune, and multiple body systems. The Compassionate Allowances program expedites disability decisions for Americans with the most serious disabilities to ensure that they receive their benefit decisions within days instead of months. By incorporating cuttingedge technology, the agency can identify potential Compassionate -SEE SOCIAL ON PG. 57- Fine Italian Cuisine the Bamonte Family in 1900 ©Times Newsweekly - 2014 - BEMONTES Established by Closed Tuesdays FREE Parking BAMONTE’S 32 Withers St. Brooklyn, NY 11211 718-384-8831 • 718-384-9634 ©Times Newsweekly - 2014 - BENSBEST ©Times Newsweekly - 2014 - ZUM
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