Archive for January, 2010
A personal injury settlement can have profound effects on the eligibility of an individual with disabilities to receive benefits from some government programs. Receiving a personal injury settlement does not affect Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) or Medicare. However, other benefits, such as Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicaid, will be terminated once a settlement [...]
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Many veterans may be eligible to receive nursing home benefits from the Veterans Administration. The VA currently provides nursing home care to veterans through three national programs: VA Community Living Centers (CLC), state veterans’ homes that are owned and operated by the states, and the contract community nursing home program.
Community Living Centers offer [...]
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The Veterans Administration’s Improved Pension Program (IPP) includes a basic benefit that is open to many low-income United States veterans or their surviving spouses. Many veterans are simply unaware of this benefit, or think that they do not qualify because the benefits of this program are dramatically different from other VA programs. This is because [...]
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According to the Pew Research Center, currently around 30% of adult children in America contribute financially to the care of parents. Expenses range from medical care to assisted living care to simply making sure the household contains enough food. As a result, plans for one’s own future care may need to include plans for the [...]
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