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SSI Resource Limits to be Increased?
It couldn't happen, could it? A resource limit that has remained resolutely entrenched at $2000 for an individual and $3000 for a married couple since the 1980s might just get an increase. There is an awfully long way to go to see if that actually does come to pass...
Required Writing: Medicaid Redetermination Reminder
There were decidedly few positives that came from the recent pandemic, but one bright spot was the decision by states to suspend the usual practice of obliging Medicaid recipients to undergo an annual redetermination, or renewal, of their eligibility for the benefit....
From the Archives: Blind Work Expenses Revisited
August is generally considered to be the ‘silly season’ to those in the press as everyone seems to be on vacation and nothing’s going on. This leads to rather random reports and stories. Avoiding that, we’re going to delve into the MDBCN blog archives and remind you...
A Modest Proposal: Social Security Seeks to Ease SSI Application Process
It's difficult not to be bemused by the announcement that Social Security have begun a "multi-year effort to simplify the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) application process" but perhaps we should be grateful that that first step in that thousand mile journey...
Burning Issue: PACT Act Increases Benefits to Veterans
A new law that comes under the full title of the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act is now in place and certain Veterans should now apply. The PACT Act seeks to increase compensation and expand health...