by The Academy of Special Needs Planners | Sep 24, 2022 | News
The Social Security Administration provides four types of Social Security benefits: retirement, disability, dependents, and survivor benefits. Survivor benefits are available to the children and spouses of deceased individuals who qualify. If you qualify for...
by The Academy of Special Needs Planners | Sep 24, 2022 | News
For nearly 60 years, Medicaid has helped support tens of millions of low-income Americans, including people with disabilities, with low-cost or free health coverage. Come 2023, a new set of rules proposed by the federal government could improve timely access to this...
by The Academy of Special Needs Planners | Sep 22, 2022 | News
If you are considering saying “I do” and currently receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Medicaid, or any other disability-related benefits, getting married could impact your benefits. Unfortunately, under current...
by The Academy of Special Needs Planners | Sep 12, 2022 | News
The Social Security Administration (SSA)’s Compassionate Allowances (CAL) program identifies rare medical conditions that meet its disability benefits standards — and help persons suffering from these serious ailments to receive disability benefits more swiftly. These...
by The Academy of Special Needs Planners | Sep 7, 2022 | News
Trusts are great tools for leaving assets to your heirs while maintaining control over their access to those assets. In many cases, you would tell your beneficiaries that you have made a trust for them. However, this is not always desirable — and this is where a...
by The Academy of Special Needs Planners | Sep 1, 2022 | News
Supported Decision-Making (SDM), an alternative to guardianship is growing in popularity due, in part, to its less restrictive characteristics. SDM is a tool under which an individual with a disability selects advisors or supporters, such as friends, family, or...
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