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Maryland Is Cutting $250 Million in Disability Services. Families Have Days to Push Back.
Legal > Government Benefits

Maryland Is Cutting $250 Million in Disability Services. Families Have Days to Push Back.

By James Williams
...Administration runs Maryland's Medicaid waiver programs for people...respite care. Unlike other Medicaid programs, waivers are not entitlements....waivers are not entitlements. States control enrollment and funding....proposal of $150 million. The state is closing a $1.5 billion budget...escalating the fastest." The agency was underfunded by roughly...
Financial Aid Options for People with Disabilities
Financial > Grants

Financial Aid Options for People with Disabilities

By Emma Turner
...Insurance (SSDI) Medicaid Grants from non-profit...living expenses. Medicaid offers health insurance...https://www.ssa.gov/disability/ and https://www.medicaid.gov/. Eligibility...1-800-772-1213. For Medicaid, contact your state's...Medicaid, contact your state's Medicaid agency...contact your state's Medicaid agency to request...state's Medicaid agency to request an application....
Navigating Types of Special Needs Trusts
Financial > Financial Planning

Navigating Types of Special Needs Trusts

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...provision repaying the state Medicaid agency...repaying the state Medicaid agency for the...state Medicaid agency for the cost of...for the cost of Medicaid benefits received...accounting to the state Medicaid agency...accounting to the state Medicaid agency of trust...state Medicaid agency of trust expenditures....Income (SSI) and Medicaid eligibility. Will...
Preparing Your Teen with Down Syndrome for Adult Life: A Transition Planning Guide
Special Needs > Down Syndrome

Preparing Your Teen with Down Syndrome for Adult Life: A Transition Planning Guide

By Mr. Jackson Pierce
...Services must connect directly to the stated goals. Agency linkages: the school...connect directly to the stated goals. Agency linkages: the school identifies outside...linkages: the school identifies outside agencies such as vocational rehab, developmental...developmental disabilities services, and Medicaid waiver programs, then coordinates...
Federal Fraud Investigations Are Freezing Home Care Funding. What Families Should Do Now.
Legal > Government Benefits

Federal Fraud Investigations Are Freezing Home Care Funding. What Families Should Do Now.

By James Williams
...Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is...investigations to freeze Medicaid funding that pays...services in multiple states. The mechanism works...withholds funds from states, states can't pay...funds from states, states can't pay providers,...billion in what the agency calls fraudulent payments....decision, which requires states to provide community-based...
7 Government Benefits Beyond SSI That Support Families Raising Children with Disabilities
Legal > Government Benefits

7 Government Benefits Beyond SSI That Support Families Raising Children with Disabilities

By James Williams
...building for the future. The catch is that these programs sit in different agencies, use different application systems, and rarely get explained together....receive both. And receiving SSI can fast-track your SNAP approval in some states through...
Medicaid for Working Families: Katie Beckett Waivers, Dual Coverage, and Options You Didn't Know Existed
Global Insights > Healthcare

Medicaid for Working Families: Katie Beckett Waivers, Dual Coverage, and Options You Didn't Know Existed

By Ivy Sullivan
...too much for Medicaid. Your employer...fall through. Medicaid is the only source...income exceeds the state's standard Medicaid...state's standard Medicaid threshold. That...would qualify for Medicaid if they were...waiver in most states, though some...TEFRA option or Medicaid for the Medically...may qualify for Medicaid based on their...assessment. Not all states offer Katie Beckett...
Medicaid Waiver Waiting Lists: How to Access Services While You Wait (and How to Jump the Line)
Financial > Government Benefits

Medicaid Waiver Waiting Lists: How to Access Services While You Wait (and How to Jump the Line)

By Oliver Smith
You applied for a Medicaid Home and Community-Based...Maybe five. In some states, 16 years. The waiver...the Wait Exists. Medicaid HCBS waivers fund...institutions. Each state designs its own waivers...law doesn't require states to offer waivers,...offer waivers, and states can cap enrollment....people qualify than a state is willing to fund,...
Idaho Passed $22M in Medicaid Disability Cuts. Here's What Families Can Do Before the Governor Signs.
Legal > Government Benefits

Idaho Passed $22M in Medicaid Disability Cuts. Here's What Families Can Do Before the Governor Signs.

By James Williams
...$21.8 million in Medicaid disability service...providers stop accepting Medicaid patients. Governor...Families in other states should pay attention....Idaho isn't the only state cutting disability...reduces how much Idaho Medicaid pays providers for...stop accepting new Medicaid patients. Others will...Senator Melissa Wintrow stated directly that the...
Community Living for Adults with Disabilities: Options, Services, and How to Get Started
Social Engagement > Community Living

Community Living for Adults with Disabilities: Options, Services, and How to Get Started

By Dr. Opal Stenson
...depends on the level of support your child needs, what's available in your state, and what funding streams you can access. Most families don't know these...with. Supported Living Services (SLS) typically fund this model through Medicaid waivers. The person has full tenant or homeowner rights. Staff hours vary...
When Your Medicaid Provider Stops Taking Patients: What Families Can Do
Legal > Government Benefits

When Your Medicaid Provider Stops Taking Patients: What Families Can Do

By James Williams
...accepting Medicaid patients....continue serving Medicaid families....accepting Medicaid. Missouri...in other states. Here's the...your child's Medicaid benefits haven't...Happening. State Medicaid programs...Happening. State Medicaid programs set...providers. When states cut budgets,...for serving Medicaid patients....accepting new Medicaid patients or...still has Medicaid coverage....
How to Pay for Early Intervention: Understanding Insurance Coverage and Your Rights
Parenting > Early Intervention

How to Pay for Early Intervention: Understanding Insurance Coverage and Your Rights

By Liam Richardson
...layered. States must provide...first: Medicaid, private...to the state. It means...don't pay. States cover...grants, state appropriations,...When a state bills...bills Medicaid or your...let the state bill your...allow states to withhold...courtesy. How Medicaid and Private...Interact. Most states use Medicaid...states use Medicaid as the...enrolled. If Medicaid covers...services, the state bills...bills Medicaid first....only if Medicaid doesn't...

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