Proposed Medicaid Rules Would Limit Help for Those With Special Needs
New rules issued by the Bush administration would drastically reduce the help those with special needs receive when leaving an institution.
New rules issued by the Bush administration would drastically reduce the help those with special needs receive when leaving an institution.
After receiving no cost-of-living increase (COLA) for two years running, the nation's Social Security recipients, including Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) beneficiaries, will get a 3.6 percent increase in payments in 2012.
The Obama administration has suspended implementation of the CLASS Act, a proposed national long-term care insurance program . . .
It is possible to qualify for benefits from the Social Security Administration, like Supplemental Security Income (SSI), without a birth certificate.
A report written by the Republican staff of the Senate's subcommittee on investigations found that administrative law judges - who decide appeals of federal disability claims - were not always properly citing medical evidence when making positive disability determinations, due...
A new program put together by the Republican office of the House Administration Committee and George Mason University places students with special needs in internships on Capitol Hill.
Several federal agencies recently proposed new regulations that will prevent banks from completely freezing bank accounts that receive certain benefit payments, including Social Security Disability Insurance payments, Supplemental Security Income, and Veterans benefits.
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) allows an employee to sue her employer after the employer refused to accommodate her request for a shift change due to her partial blindness.
A new survey of nearly 4,000 Medicare beneficiaries has found that Medicare beneficiaries who are younger than 65 receive fewer medical services, have a harder time paying for the medical care that they do receive, and are more likely to...
