Today I attended a seminar regarding special needs trusts for individuals with disabilities.
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Category Archives: Medicaid
Elderlaw & Disability Conference
On friday march 4 I attended the ninth annual elder law & disability conference. Lots of good info on medicaid, healthcare, and other important topics.
Texas considers withdrawal from Medicaid
In an effort to bridge a $25 billion budget deficit, some Texas lawmakers propose dropping out of the Medicaid program, which is jointly funded by states and the federal government. But not everyone thinks this is the best idea. “Because of the substantial amount of matching money that comes from the federal government,” Mr. Zerwas…
Elderlaw & disability conference
Am attending the State Bar of Michigan’s Elder Law & Disability conference at Crystal Mountain, Michigan today through Friday.
Doctors Threaten to Pull Out of Texas Medicaid
Because Medicaid is dually funded between each individual state and the Federal government (unlike Medicare, which is fully funded by the Federal government), every state has varying rules governing Medicaid. A state can choose to cut the Medicaid budget to save costs. Doing so looks good for the state’s bottom line, but it hurts those…
Michigan: Expect 600k New Medicaid Enrollees Under New Law
It sounds apocalyptic, but according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, the state would actually save money because Medicaid receives federal funding. The applicable portion of the new healthcare bill goes into effect in 2014. Full article here. Tweet
Consumers Guide To Health Reform – Kaiser Health News
The link goes to the Kaiser website that lists comprehensive information on the health care reform. http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Stories/2010/March/22/consumers-guide-health-reform.aspx
Organized Crime Involved in on Healthcare
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122645717&ft=1&f=1001
My Latest Article Published
My latest article, “A Primer on Medicare and Medicaid,” was just published in the Cosozo Living magazine. The article can be found at the following link: http://www.cosozo.com/newsletter_pages/2009/september_09/02_a_primer_on_medicare_and_medicaid.php
New Government Disability Web Page Launched
The U.S. Department of Labor this week launched Disability.gov, a redesigned federal Web site that connects the more than 50 million Americans with disabilities to thousands of trusted resources on disability-related issues, programs and services. Formerly known as DisabilityInfo.gov, the site has been completely redesigned and updated with new social media tools, such as a…
