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In guidance released to state Medicaid agencies, the Trump administration announced January 11 that it would allow states to experiment with creating work requirements. 

Although Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients are subject to rigid asset limits, the federal government has provided a few avenues for beneficiaries to earn extra income.

Medicare is supposed to provide up to 35 hours a week of home care to those who qualify, but many Medicare patients with chronic conditions are being wrongly denied such care, according to [...]

While most workers’ compensation benefits are fully tax exempt at the federal, state and local level, this is not always the case where the workers comp’ beneficiary is also [...]

While long-term care insurance costs are up in general, some policies are going down in 2018, according to the 2018 Long Term Care Insurance Price Index, an annual report from the American [...]

Most special needs trusts give their trustee wide authority to respond to unforeseen circumstances. But for those concerned about placing some checks and balances on the trustee’s [...]

A financial planner explains the considerations that must go into calculating how much will adequately fund a special needs trust, and offers a sample budget.

Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, people who students loan debt is discharged due to disability will no longer be taxed on the discharged income, potentially saving them tens of thousands of [...]

A nursing home closure can be traumatic for residents who are forced to move. While there may not be much that can be done to prevent a closure, residents do have some rights.