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Governmental or Public Benefit Programs
03
Apr

Congress Proposes Tax-Deferred Savings Accounts, called "ABLE" accounts, for People with Special Needs

April 3, 2009
A bill that would create tax-deferred savings accounts for people with special needs has been...
29
Mar

Social Security's New Rulings Clarify How The Agency Determines Childhood Disability Under the "Functional Equivalence" Rule

March 29, 2009
On February 17 and 18, 2009, the Social Security Administration (SSA) issued a series of...
27
Mar

Stimulus Payment for Social Security Recipients to Arrive in May's Mail

March 27, 2009
On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act...
25
Mar

Shrinking Staff Levels, A Dramatically Increasing Workload And More Complicated Disabling Impairments Lead To An Exploding Backlog Of SSA Claims

March 25, 2009
According to a recent report by the Government Accountability Office, shrinking staff levels, a dramatically...
28
Feb

Ten most common reasons why a claimant for Social Security benefits may lose on appeal

February 28, 2009
Here are the ten most common reasons why a claim for benefits from the Social...
26
Feb

Social Security's Disability Backlog: Economic Stimulus Package May Help

February 26, 2009
The average time it took to process a claim for benefits with Social Security Administration...
19
Feb

Are Prisoners Entitled to Social Security Benefits?

February 19, 2009
A recent Social Security case I got involved in brought this issue to my attention...
13
Feb

New Jersey Will Receive At Least $2.2 Billion In Medicaid Aid From Stimulus Package

February 13, 2009
New Jersey will receive an additional $2.2 billion for its Medicaid program under the stimulus...
10
Feb

Social Security Administration increases limit on SSA and SSI claims-related fee agreements

February 10, 2009
The Social Security Act (Act) provides a  streamlined process for an attorney to obtain approval...
26
Jan

The Basics of VA Compensation Benefits and the Effect that the receipt of VA Compensation will have upon Eligibility for SSI and Medicaid Benefits

January 26, 2009
If a person with disabilities is a veteran, a child of a veteran, the spouse...
23
Jan

Federal Court Again Rules That The Payment Stream From An Annuity Paid To The Spouse Of A Nursing Home Resident Is Not Countable In Determining The Nursing Home Resident's Eligibility For Medicaid

January 23, 2009
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, in a case entitled Weatherbee...
21
Jan

CMS issues new POMS for trusts

January 21, 2009
A new Programs Operations Manual System (POMS), used by Social Security Administration employees to administer...
19
Jan

SSA Adopts "Preponderance of the Evidence" Standard

January 19, 2009
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has issued a final rule that applies the “preponderance of...
18
Jan

SSA Online Retirement Tools

January 18, 2009
Retirement Estimator.  The Social Security Administration (SSA) has a new on-line calculator that allows authenticated...
15
Jan

Top 10 (Actually 14) New Jersey Guardianship / Elder Law / Medicaid and Public Benefits Planning Cases

January 15, 2009
In my years of practicing elder law and guardianship litigation, I’ve become accustomed to meeting...
11
Jan

Top New Jersey Elder Law Cases Decided In 2008

January 11, 2009
There were 6 significant cases decided in New Jersey in 2008 in the area of...
10
Jan

Key Decisions in Setting Up a Special Needs Trust

January 10, 2009
Simply defined, a trust is an agreement between two people — a grantor who donates...
07
Jan

Social Security Announces That It Is Beginning to Take Applications On-Line

January 7, 2009
The Social Security Administration, envisaging the near-future prospect of 10,000 baby boomers applying for benefits...
02
Jan

Social Security Announces Nationwide Launch of Compassionate Allowances Initiative

January 2, 2009
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has launched a national rollout of the agency’s Compassionate Allowances...
31
Dec

Advice for Claimants for Social Security and SSI Disability Benefits

December 31, 2008
1. Claims for Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits, or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) claims based...
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