Public Benefits

What portion of a lawsuit award or settlement can go to the state to reimburse Medicaid? The new congressional budget deal finally clarifies the situation.

A new report highlights the severe burdens faced by SSI recipients in trying to obtain affordable housing.

Visitors to Special Needs Answers can now use a directory of state ABLE account programs. ...

When victims win personal injury lawsuits, obtaining the award is only half the battle. Of equal, or greater, importance is constructing the settlement in a way that best protects the individual's long-term interests.

The president of a medical bill management firm offers helpful hints on managing medical bills and health insurance claims paperwork.

Certain low- and middle-income workers will now be eligible for a tax credit when they contribute to ABLE accounts for people with special needs. ...

Under new Department of Labor regulations that go into effect April 2, workers filing for private disability benefits should have a more transparent and fairer appeals process.

New charges against a disability attorney who dubbed himself "Mr. Social Security" can move forward, while thousands of former clients remain in limbo...

Administrator-managed prepaid debit cards offer beneficiaries of special needs trusts greater independence, but up till now such cards existed in a regulatory gray area.