Public Benefits

Social Security Disability versus Veteran’s Disability

The word disability doesn't have the same meaning in all contexts. If you have a disability insurance policy, you could…

19 hours ago

Social Security Announces 2.5 Percent Benefit Increase for 2025

On October 10, 2024, the Social Security Administration announced that Americans will increase a 2.5 percent cost of living increase…

4 weeks ago

Medicaid’s payment of medical bills does not bar recovery from negligent party

When an injured party sues someone who negligently injured him or her, one form of damages the injured party may…

1 month ago

Promissory Notes

When the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 changed 42 U.S.C. ยง 1396p, new restrictions were imposed on promissory notes. Subsection…

2 months ago

Refusal to Answer Medicaid’s Questions Justified Denial of Eligibility

In Lamle ex rel. Lamle v. Shropshire (W.D. Oklahoma 5/29/2024), a United States District Court upheld a denial of benefits…

2 months ago

How much protection does a Medicaid Asset Protection Trust really provide?

In Hammerberg v. Department of Human Servs. (Minn. Ct. App. 4/22/2024), the State made an estate recovery claim against what…

2 months ago

TennCare’s Medicaid Renewal Process was Illegal and Flawed

The Tennessee Justice Center and its legal partners brought a class action in the U.S. District Court for the Middle…

2 months ago

Georgia Medicaid Waiver Programs

Section 1115 of the Medicaid statute allows sates to test new or existing ways to deliver and pay for health…

3 months ago

Free Webinar on Medicare: August 13, 2024

On August 13, 2024, from 3pm to 4pm ET, the Center for Medicare Advocacy is hosting a free webinar titled:…

3 months ago

Locating Medicaid Law

Sometimes finding Medicaid law is tough, but we hope to give you resources here. Federal and state statutes, regulations and…

4 months ago