Social Security & Medicare
The Compassionate Allowances (CAL) initiative is a way to expedite the processing of SSDI and SSI disability claims for applicants whose medical conditions are so severe that their conditions obviously meet Social Security's definition of disability. It is not a separate program from SSA's two disability programs, SSDI and SSI.
www.ssa.gov/pgm/disability.htm www.ssa.gov/pgm/ssi.htm or Hotline: 800-772-1213
Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services - www.medicare.gov or 800-633-4227
Medicare Rights Center - www.medicarerights.org or Hotline 800-333-4114