2026 Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill (SSBCI)

1. Autoimmune Disorders

• Dermatomyositis

• Polymyalgia rheumatica

• Polyarteritis nodosa

• Polymyositis

• Psoriatic arthritis

• Rheumatoid arthritis

• Scleroderma

• Systemic lupus erythematosus

2. Cancer

• All cancer diagnoses (excluding pre-cancer conditions or in-situ status)

3. Cardiovascular Disorders

• Cardiac arrhythmias

• Chronic venous thromboembolic disorder

• Coronary artery disease

• Peripheral vascular disease

4. Chronic Alcohol or Drug dependency

5. Chronic and Disabling Mental Health Conditions

• Bipolar disorder

• Major depressive disorder

• Paranoid disorder

• Schizoaffective disorder

• Schizophrenia

6. Chronic Gastrointestinal Diseases

• Hepatitis B

• Hepatitis C

• Inflammatory bowel disease

• Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)

• Pancreatitis

7. Chronic Heart Failure

8. Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)

• Must be on dialysis

9. Chronic Lung Disorders

• Asthma

• Chronic bronchitis

• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

• Emphysema

10. Conditions associated with cognitive impairment

• Alzheimer’s disease

• Dementia

11. Diabetes

12. Immunodeficiency and Immunosuppressive Disorders

• HIV

13. Neurologic Disorders

• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

• Cerebral palsy

• Chronic fatigue syndrome

• Epilepsy

• Extensive paralysis (hemiplegia, monoplegia, paraplegia, quadriplegia)

• Fibromyalgia

• Huntington’s disease

• Multiple sclerosis

• Parkinson’s disease

• Polyneuropathy

• Spinal cord injury

• Spinal stenosis

• Stroke-related neurologic deficit

14. Post-Organ Transplantation Care

15. Severe Hematologic Disorders

• Aplastic anemia

• Chronic venous thromboembolic disorder

• Hemophilia

• Immune thrombocytopenic purpura

• Myelodysplastic syndrome

• Sickle-cell disease (excluding sickle-cell trait)

16. Stroke