Medicaid

Major life changes can place essential disability benefits at risk. A new portable system proposes to solve this issue.

Changes in federal enforcement policy have created uncertainty around Medicaid home- and community-based services (HCBS), but the Olmstead decision, the ADA, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act remain in effect. There are a few ways families can respond if...

If your child's autism clinic stops accepting Medicaid, act fast. Learn your rights, how to find a new provider, and how to document and appeal to protect medically necessary applied behavior analysis (ABA) and related services.  ...

Funds held in a properly drafted special needs trust will not affect a SSI or Medicaid recipient's benefits. However, funds disbursed in a manner that violates SSI or Medicaid rules can impact these benefits.

Special Needs 101

If you have a child with special needs who requires an institutional level of care that can be provided in your home instead of in a hospital or other institution, the Katie Beckett Medicaid Waiver program may allow you to...

Special Needs 101

Credit cards let a trustee of a special needs trust avoid giving cash to a beneficiary that can jeopardize benefits eligibility. The beneficiary can also make small purchases without being micromanaged.

Special Needs 101

Due to Medicaid expansion and a rise in autism diagnoses, applied behavioral analysis (ABA) therapy has seen huge spending increases as well as fraud, making it vital for parents to ensure high-quality care.

Even a well-intentioned special needs trust trustee or other caring family members can make mistakes that may put a person with a disability at risk of losing public benefits such as Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicaid.

Special needs trusts enable people with disabilities to receive financial support without losing eligibility for needs-based government benefits such as Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income.