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Leave of Absence: How the Government Shutdown May Affect Benefits
It is looking increasingly likely that our government won't be able to overcome the present gridlock and will be heading for a shutdown on Saturday night. This means that until a resolution is arrived at government services are going to restricted at best. The good...
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...