by Charlie Hollins | Feb 17, 2023 | Uncategorized
It has been reported that the expansion of eligibility for the Employed Individuals with Disabilities (EID) program which was proposed in May 2022 and came into effect later in the year has now been quashed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)....
by Charlie Hollins | Jan 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
The somewhat lesser broadcast Section 1619(d) of the Social Security Act winds its way through the statement that “(t)he Commissioner of Social Security and the Secretary of Education shall jointly develop and disseminate information, and establish training...
by Charlie Hollins | Jan 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Department of Health and Human Services has just published the new Federal Poverty Levels (FPL). As might be expected by the name, the basic 100% poverty level is low and comes in at annual income for a household of one of $14,580. Broken down to a monthly amount...
by Charlie Hollins | Jan 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
There’s been a recent development in who can set up and use an Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) account. Since the ABLE Act was passed and signed into being in 2014 by President Obama it has allowed individuals with disabilities to set up tax-free savings...
by Charlie Hollins | Jan 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
As we start another trip around the sun, we’ll keep the updates coming as they arrive but all the while we’d like to look to you to give us any suggestions on what you’d like to know more about, or to ask us any benefits-related questions that we haven’t yet...
by Charlie Hollins | Jan 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
Another year in the books and off we go again! As we wish you all the very best of luck and happiness in 2023 here’s a quick look once more at some of the pertinent figures that we’ll need to be aware of in the coming months. Maryland’s minimum...