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Revised Medical Criteria for Evaluating Cardiovascular Disorders
Key claim: The Social Security Administration is changing the medical standards it uses to decide whether heart and circulatory conditions qualify someone for Social Security disability benefits.
Abstract
(Rule · Social Security Administration)
Why this matters
Revisions to the SSA cardiovascular listings change the clinical thresholds adjudicators use to decide whether claimants with heart or circulatory conditions qualify for SSDI or SSI. Because disability determinations are a gateway to Medicare and (in most states) Medicaid, listing updates can shift both benefit awards and downstream health coverage for affected claimants.