Special Needs News

The Senate has passed a bill intended to expand health care access and disability benefits for the roughly 3.5 million veterans exposed to toxic burn pits while [...]

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a new Medicaid home health benefit designed for children with medically complex [...]

Newly introduced legislation may soon alleviate a challenge families sometimes face when planning for a loved one living with [...]

New family-friendly guidelines offer advice and important recommendations to a large (but largely under-the-radar) population: adults with Down syndrome.

Many relatives or caretakers of loved ones living with a disability may at some point need to be able to exert more control over their family member's personal [...]

On July 7, a letter issued from my daughter’s health insurer, six pages, single-spaced, denied coverage for her medication that prevents her from going blind.

As of mid-July, a new three-digit federal phone number, 988, is available to offer confidential, emergency support 24 hours a day, seven days a week for individuals experiencing mental health [...]

An important piece in special needs planning is determining where your loved one will live—and how to cover the cost.