Public Benefits

Many Medicare beneficiaries buy a supplemental health insurance policy, called a "Medigap" policy, but the rules barring discrimination against applicants with pre-existing conditions do not apply to people with disabilities who are not yet 65 years old.

When Richard West, a 63-year-old veteran with muscular dystrophy, caught his home health care provider overbilling the state of New Jersey for services that it provided to Medicaid patients, he never expected that the state would reward him for his...

In most cases, transferring resources out of a Supplemental Security Income (SSI) applicant's name will result in a penalty period of up to 36 months. The transfer or sale of resources can be problematic.

In the first part of a two-part series, we explore initial steps for trustees to take when it comes time to terminate a special needs trust.

The Social Security Administration has begun to allow applicants for disability benefits to electronically sign their medical release forms in an attempt to speed up the application process.

There are some times when an SSI or SSDI beneficiary is responsible for notifying the government of a change in their life. Missing a required notification could result in a loss of benefits.

The federal government has designed a new Web site, HealthCare.gov, that helps people, including those with special needs, navigate the new health insurance law.

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...

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.