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 Trump’s New Medicaid Work Requirement: Will It Affect Your Family?
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By Linda Melancon
In Special Needs News
Posted January 30, 2018

Trump’s New Medicaid Work Requirement: Will It Affect Your Family?

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

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By Linda Melancon
In Special Needs News
Posted January 30, 2018

How to Earn Additional Income Without Losing SSI Benefits

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.

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 Home Health Care Patients With Chronic Conditions Are Having Trouble Getting Medicare
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By Linda Melancon
In Elder Law News
Posted January 26, 2018

Home Health Care Patients With Chronic Conditions Are Having Trouble Getting Medicare

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 [...]

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By Linda Melancon
In Special Needs News
Posted January 24, 2018

Are Workers' Comp Benefits Ever Taxable? 

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 [...]

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By Linda Melancon
In Elder Law News
Posted January 11, 2018

Costs of Some New Long-Term Care Insurance Policies Going Down in 2018

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 [...]

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By Linda Melancon
In Special Needs News
Posted January 10, 2018

Should You Have a Care Committee in Your Special Needs Trust?

Most special needs trusts give their trustee wide authority, often appropriately so, to respond to unforeseen circumstances. But for those concerned about placing some checks and balances on [...]

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 How Much Should Go into Your Special Needs Trust?
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By Linda Melancon
In Special Needs News
Posted January 8, 2018

How Much Should Go into Your Special Needs Trust?

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.

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By Linda Melancon
In Special Needs News
Posted January 4, 2018

Discharged Student Loan Debt No Longer Taxable Under New Tax Law

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 [...]

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By Linda Melancon
In Elder Law News
Posted January 3, 2018

What Happens When a Nursing Home Closes?

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.

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