Public Benefits

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...

If you are taking on the responsibility of serving as the trustee of a special needs trust you will need a "go-to" reference guide that you can refer to. For most trustees, the 2020 edition of Managing a Special Needs Trust:...

A bill that would allow retired military service members to name special needs trusts as beneficiaries of their Survivor Benefit Plans has been reintroduced in Congress.

When a person with special needs cannot make important financial decisions, the government sends his benefits directly to a third party, known as a representative payee. ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a public school district must pay for a special needs child's private school tuition even though the child had not received special education at the public school before transferring to the private one.

A proposal to establish a new national long-term care insurance program for those with disabilities is under attack by the insurance industry.

Katie Beckett, who recently passed away at the age of 34, quite literally gave her name to a Medicaid waiver program that has allowed thousands of children like her to move out of hospitals and into their communities.

Last month we discussed some initial things that every trustee of a special needs trust should do upon learning that the primary beneficiary has passed away. Now, we'll explore additional steps to consider when closing out the trust.

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...