SSI updates List of Exempt Resources to include SNTs & Able Accounts
Posted March 22, 2018 in Public BenefitsSSA updated their on-line materials to indicate SNTs and ABLE accounts are exempt resources.
SSA updated their on-line materials to indicate SNTs and ABLE accounts are exempt resources.
ABLE accounts may be a great tool in certain settlements were disability onset was prior to age 26. Read more ....
By Jason D. Lazarus, J.D., LL.M., MSCC As the law currently stands, only a parent, grandparent, guardian or court order can establish a "stand alone" special needs trust for an injury victim. The...
The receipt of personal injury proceeds by someone who is disabled can cause ineligibility for means based tested government benefit programs. Medicaid and SSI are two such programs. However,...
Upcoming seminar on Medicare Secondary Payer compliance and I will be presenting.
Planning for those that are dual eligible is critical.
Medicaid programs available to those that are dual eligible.
Some injury victims are eligible for both Medicaid and Medicare. These clients need special settlement planning. This is part one of three in a series on dual eligibles.
Some public benefits are needs based and some are not. Knowing the difference is critical.