Health Care

An amendment to health care reform legislation would offer people with special needs greater access to in-home attendant services.

In many cases, employees must pay for much-needed care for a dependent relative so that they can continue to work. If this situation sounds familiar, you may qualify for a little-known, but significant tax benefit.

One of the programs on the cutting edge of community mental health is called "supportive housing," and it incorporates not only housing but social services and medical care as well.

When care needs are significant or family members cannot be available, parents may wish to include instructions in a special needs trust for the trustee to retain a professional care manager.

What is a plan of care and how can it help me provide for my child when I'm gone? I need to make decisions regarding living arrangements, caregiver options, and types of activity and treatment that need to continue.  ...

As part of this year's landmark healthcare reform law, the federal government is offering an insurance plan for people who have been denied private insurance due to a pre-existing medical condition. Most states will soon follow with plans of their...

In the month since new regulations governing mental health parity went into effect, several insurance companies have complained that the regulations go too far in their attempt to limit how insurance companies select and reimburse providers and manage care.