Guardianship and conservatorship proceedings are supposed to protect vulnerable seniors and people with cognitive disability....

At long last the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) had provided guidance to states on how to treat “ABLE” accounts in...

ABLE accounts, the new tax-free savings accounts for people with disabilities, can be used in many ways to make a big difference to families

You may have heard the terms "special" needs trust and "supplemental" needs trust and wondered what the difference is. T

The NYT article talks about ethics in the context of Medicaid planning. Those who plan ahead often fare much better than those who don't

Take a look at this interesting article in today's Washington Post about caregiving for family members: http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/...

I read this opinion piece in the New York Times about the proposed reductions in funding to the Medicaid program and how it will likely...

If you or a family member are disabled (per social security standards) and the onset of the disability was prior to the age of 26 you may...

350,000 Oregonians Could Lose Health Coverage is the title of the article. Take a look here. The proposed line-item reductions can be...

When serving as the trustee of a special needs trust, it is crucial to be careful when making distributions for the benefit of the trust...

Many attorneys create trusts, and some even create special needs trusts, often using pre-written templates. So why, you may ask, do you...

The House will not vote to repeal the ACA. Don't forget to keep vigilant about proposed changes to healthcare and Medicaid that will aff

Take a look at the Kaiser Family Foundations video slideshow here. The video explains how Medicaid works now and what is at stake as...

The House has set forth their proposal for repeal of the Affordable Care Act and has outlined their package to replace the Act.

USDA regulation confirms that ABLE account funds will not affect SNAP benefits.

The Special Needs Fairness Act has been signed into law as part of the 21st Century Cures Act. Competent disabled individuals can now establ

The Senate approved H.R. 34, the 21st Century Cures Act, which includes the Special Needs Trust Fairness Act, by a vote of 94 to 5. The...

The Oregon ABLE Account program launched today. Check out the website to learn more about how to incorporate this new tool into your existin

The House passed H.R. 34 – 21st Century Cures Act, a major health care package that included the Special Needs Trust (SNT) Fairness Act (Sec

The SNT Fairness Act is included in a major end of year health package. The House plans to vote on the package Wednesday November 30th. The