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Medicaid › Special Needs Adults

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Medicaid is a partnership program between states and the federal government to provide healthcare coverage for lower income individuals, people with disabilities, older people, and certain families with... more +

Gold Dome Report — Committee Day

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP on 3/5/2021

The General Assembly was in adjournment today, but lawmakers and lobbyists were watching attentively the action in Room 341 this morning. There, beginning at 7:30 a.m., House appropriators began slowly revealing their...more

Special Needs Planning

Burns & Levinson LLP on 9/3/2020

Navigating governmental entitlement programs in Massachusetts can be confusing and overwhelming. In order to receive government assistance such as Medicaid (MassHealth) or Security Supplemental Income (SSI), income and asset...more

What Happens to an ABLE Account If the Beneficiary Is No Longer Disabled?

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C. on 1/20/2020

It is possible that an individual, once diagnosed as a person with special needs, sometime in the future will no longer qualify as “disabled” according to IRS regulations. The individual’s condition might have improved...more

Moving? Make Sure Your Special Needs Planning Moves With You

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C. on 7/17/2019

If you have already established an appropriate special needs trust for your child, then congratulations! You've taken a wonderful step towards ensuring that your child can take maximum advantage of the government programs...more

ABLE Account or Special Needs Trust – Which One Is Best?

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C. on 3/12/2019

Saving money for a loved one with a disability can be challenging because of the $2,000 resource limit for eligibility for means-tested governmental benefits like Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicaid. In the past,...more

Special Needs Trusts Update

Flaster Greenberg PC on 2/4/2019

Means-tested public benefit programs such as Medicaid (which provides health insurance and payment for skilled care andother medical expenses), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance...more

Should a Special Needs Trust Buy a Home for a Beneficiary?

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C. on 1/29/2019

For some people with disabilities, homeownership may present a uniquely empowering opportunity. But for many others, purchasing a home through a special needs trust may be in the beneficiary’s best interests. Homeownership...more

Who Can Set Up the ABLE Account?

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C. on 11/13/2018

ABLE accounts, new tax-free saving accounts for people with disabilities, hold great promise for special needs planning. But among the many questions surrounding ABLE plans is who can open accounts? Only the person with a...more

Special Needs Plans: A Minibus Rider

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 10/25/2017

As Part of an ongoing series, we have previously provided details on the structure, funding, and evaluation of the Maternal, Infant, Early Childhood, Home Visiting (MIECHV) program, Medicare therapy caps, and community health...more

Adults with Special Needs May Soon Be Able to Streamline the Process to Establish First Party Special Needs Trusts on Their Own: A...

Cole Schotz on 10/15/2015

In 1993, Congress enacted Section 1917(d)(4)(A) of the Social Security Act, authorizing the establishment of special needs trusts (also called first-party trusts and self-settled trusts). First-party special needs trusts...more

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