Starting a New Job? Consider These Tips When Signing Up for Employee Benefits
When you start a new job you may be offered a wide range of employee benefits. If you are the parent of a child with special needs . . .
Read moreWhen you start a new job you may be offered a wide range of employee benefits. If you are the parent of a child with special needs . . .
Read moreWhen 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...
Read moreIn 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.
Read moreA recent case from California illustrates what can happen when good intentions go awry and you rely on a generic estate plan to distribute funds to a relative with special needs.
Read moreIn 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.
Read moreThere 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.
Read moreA 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...
Read moreSeveral 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.
Read moreIn some cases, the donor of a special needs trust may want to provide an extra level of assistance to the trust's beneficiary by naming a trust adviser to assist the trustee with trust management. ...
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