The enactment of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 (OBRA 86) offered States an option for covering persons whose income exceeds SSI or 209(b) levels. (CRS Report, How Medicaid Works: Program Basics, January 4, 2006). This option allows States to cover aged and disabled individuals with incomes up to 100 percent of FPL. In 2001, there were 21 States using this option.
On April 22, 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced a new final…
In Creamer v. Manley, decided March 14, 2024, the Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment…
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The Georgia Court of Appeals decided the case of In re Bessie Mae Blake on…
The Social Security Administration pays various benefits including retirement benefits, disability benefits and Supplemental Security…
Effective April 1, 2024, the statewide averaged nursing facility private pay rate used in determining…