In Sereboff v. Mid-Atlantic Medical Services, Inc., 547 U.S. 356 (2006), an ERISA Plan sued the plan beneficiaries when funds were distributed to the Sereboffs without first satisfying an ERISA lien. The ERISA plan sued for injunctive relief, requesting a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction requiring the couple to retain and set aside at […]
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42 U.S.C. § 1396 et seq. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/chapter-7/subchapter-XIX 42 U.S.C. § 1396p https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/1396p 42 U.S.C. § 1396r-5 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/1396r-5 42 C.F.R. Part 431 https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/42/part-431 42 C.F.R. Part 435 https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/42/part-435 42 C.F.R. Subchapter C https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/42/chapter-IV/subchapter-C 20 CFR 416.1110 et seq. (SSI – Income) https://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/cfr20/416/416-1100.htm 20 CFR 416.1201 et seq. (SSI – Resources) https://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/cfr20/416/416-1201.htm Program Operations Manual System https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/ […]
This recipe looks good, but what I really love is remembering the coffee cakes my grandmother and Aunt Mary made when I was younger. Those were to die for! Allrecipe Coffee Cake
All parents, grandparents, guardians, and other family members of children with special needs are invited to take part in a parent-led Parent Support Group. • Children are welcome • Childcare is provided • Free Pizza Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 pm
“With the memory of the pandemic’s toll in nursing homes still raw, the COVID-19 relief law is offering states a generous funding boost for home- and community-based care as an alternative to institutionalizing disabled people.” However, funding for the current bill is temporary, “raising concerns it will have just fleeting impact…” For the full story, […]
In California v. Texas, 21 Republican attorneys general claimed that Congress’ decision in 2017 as part of its tax cut bill to zero out the ACA’s monetary penalty on individuals for not obtaining health insurance made the entire law unconstitutional. The Supreme Court is expected to rule soon in a case that could eliminate health […]
DATE: Friday, March 26, 2021 MANAGEMENT CHALLENGE: Improve Administration of the Disability Programs REPORT NUMBER: A-02-18-50357 REPORT TYPE: Audit Report OFFICE AFFILIATION: The Office of Audit Our objective was to determine whether Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients used, and the Social Security Administration (SSA) verified the values of, Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) accounts.  View […]
This case presents the question whether a trust created with reference to the Federal Medicaid statutes — the Valerie R. Pecce Supplemental Needs Trust (2001 trust) — should be reformed due to mistake. According to the petitioner, Gino DiGiacomo, the 2001 trust incorrectly and unnecessarily provides that trust assets must first be used to reimburse […]
Medicaid, just one of the sets of rules applicable to most older adults, is one of the most complex laws ever enacted. Even Judges have difficulty understanding it. What follows are a few quotes from court decisions: “The Social Security Act is among the most intricate ever drafted by Congress. Its Byzantine construction, as Judge […]
Conference Agenda 10 am – 10:15 am MT Welcome & About AFA Charles J.  Fuschillo, Jr. President & CEO, Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Special Guest Speaker Mehmet Oz, MD, FACS Host of The Dr. Oz Show 10:15 am – 11:00 am The Importance of Relationships for People with Dementia and Their Family Members Robin A. Barry, Ph. […]
