In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a key provision of the Affordable Care Act, making it likely that the universal health insurance law passed in 2010 will remain intact for the foreseeable future.
Is there any way to use the funds in your Medicare Set-Aside (MSA) trust even if you don't need further treatment for your injury?...
Many insurance companies are routinely denying doctor requests that patients receive coverage for inpatient psychiatric treatment, sometimes with disastrous consequences, according to a recent investigative report by the CBS News show 60 Minutes. ...
After only 100 days of deliberations, the National Commission on Long-Term Care has released its recommendations for improving long-term care for people with disabilities and seniors but failed to include virtually any comprehensive suggestions for revising the nation's long-term care...
President Obama has named Henry Claypool, Executive Vice-President of the American Association of People with Disabilities, as a member of the national Commission on Long-Term Care, giving disability advocates a voice on the panel that will recommend changes to the...
About 4,000 children with special needs are growing up in nursing homes across the country, according to a new investigative report.
The Obama administration may be on the brink of scuttling a new national long-term care insurance program that was part of the health reform law.
A group of individuals with special needs has filed a class action lawsuit against the state of Illinois under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), asking the state to permit them to receive long-term care services at home rather than...
In existence for less than a year, the Academy of Special Needs Planners (ASNP) has already become the largest membership organization of special needs planning attorneys in the country.
