Special Needs Answers
I needed to have surgery while I was negotiating the establishment of a Medicare Set-Aside to hold funds from a workers' compensation claim. Now both workers' comp and Medicare are refusing to pay for the bill. Who pays?...
Read moreUnder the SSI, SSDI and Medicaid rules, is the guardian of a beneficiary with disabilities able to act as trustee of a third-party special needs trust?...
Read moreI want to offer a job to a young man with special needs but his father says that if my potential employee receives more than $85 a month, he will no longer receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Can I hire...
Read moreI currently receive federal disability benefits and Medicaid. Can I own my own car?...
Read moreWhen I first received Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) in 2009, I missed receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) by two dollars. Am I eligible to receive both now?...
Read moreI receive Medicaid due to a disability in my resident state. How long can I be out of state before losing Medicaid benefits? What are the rules for benefits in other states and how easily can I get benefits elsewhere? ...
Read moreSocial Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is a federal insurance program that provides a cash benefit and eventual Medicare eligibility to people who can no longer work. How long do you need to work to qualify? ...
Read moreWhen your family has more than one child with special needs, do you need more than one special needs trust? Most families with multiple children with special needs are stretched financially. Is this affordable? ...
Read moreThe trustee of a special needs trust recently faced a dilemma. Should the trustee allow trust funds to be spent on pay-per-view pornography that had been requested by the trust's beneficiary? Was this permitted? ...
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