When a veteran, or his/her survivor, has been awarded benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) but is unable to manage his/her VA funds as a result of injury, disease, advanced age, or being under age 18, the VA appoints a fiduciary. The purpose...
A Special Needs Trust, sometimes called a Supplemental Needs Trust (SNT), is a trust designed to qualify or preserve the trust beneficiary’s eligibility for government benefits based upon financial need, such as Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). These needs-based programs are often vital for...
What Is Medicaid? Medicaid is a government program through which many elderly and disabled people receive care at home or in a nursing home. Medicaid is a statewide program, currently administered In New Jersey through each county’s Board of Social Services. The state agency in...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a letter (CMS Letter SMD-14-001) to States with guidance on how to apply Medicaid’s estate recovery and transfer of asset rules to individuals newly eligible for Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In general,...
I. The Facts. Plaintiff, Alma Galletta, who suffers from a variety of medical impairments, is the surviving spouse of a World War II veteran. Over two years ago, plaintiff began receiving pension benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). VA pension benefits are payable...
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