Medicare Extends Deadline for Relief from Part B Penalties
Medicare is extending its offer of relief from penalties for certain Medicare beneficiaries who failed to sign up for Medicare [...]
Looming Deadline for Electronic Check-in for Home Care Workers Raises Concerns
Disability rights advocates and a bipartisan group of senators are calling for a delay in the rollout of a program requiring home health care workers to clock in electronically with Medicaid [...]
Lawsuit Targets Education Department’s Handling of Discrimination Claims
Three leading civil and disability rights groups are suing the U.S. Department of Education over changes to the way the Department handles claims of rights violations.
When Can an Adult Child Be Liable for a Parent's Nursing Home Bill?
While a nursing home cannot require a child to be personally liable for their parent's nursing home bill, there are [...]
Problems With Guardianship System Is Focus of John Oliver Show
In a funny and scary segment, John Oliver recently highlighted problems with the guardianship system on his HBO show, Last Week [...]
Feds Expand Oversight of Representative Payees for SSDI and SSI Recipients
Recently passed legislation giving disability advocates new tools to improve protections for Social Security disability beneficiaries for representative payees who abuse thier positition
Is Your Child Eligible for Childhood Disabled Beneficiary Benefits?
Understanding what benefits might be available to your child or loved one with special needs can be confusing. Different benefits apply in different circumstances, and sometimes different [...]
Court Overturns Obama Rule Protecting Investors Saving for Retirement
A U.S. court of appeal has struck down a Department of Labor rule that was intended to prevent financial advisers from steering their [...]
Avoiding Louisiana’s Medicaid Crisis
There was buzz in national news last month about the potential for tens of thousands of Louisiana’s nursing home residents being evicted. The first draft of the state’s new budget from the House [...]