It can be difficult to understand Medicare and Medicaid and which covers what. Understanding the differences between the two is crucial for the proper and timely planning of your future and for the future of a child with a developmental disability.
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Sometimes, HOW one deals with administrators who handle service requests can make a difference in what services they receive and how soon. Here are 5 tips that can help smooth your course as you deal with your state’s disability services agency.
Hinkle, Fingles & Prior presented with The Family Support Center of New Jersey’s Community Partner Award.
This article provides a thumbnail sketch of standard elder law basics with additional points that apply to parents of a person with a significant disability
People with disabilities who receive Medicaid sometimes face a difficult choice between working and continuing to receive benefits. Many individuals with disabilities who rely on government assistance benefits are unable to work, not because of a lack of interest or skill, but rather due to the very real fear of losing Medicaid.
By: S. Paul Prior, Esq.
As of June 18, 2009, both the State of New Jersey Assembly and Senate passed a Bill, S.2238, requiring health benefits coverage for certain therapies for the treatment of autism and other developmental disabilities. The Bill is headed to the Governor’s Office for signature.
Under the Bill, coverage for the following services [...]
By S. Paul Prior, Esq. and Herbert D. Hinkle, Esq.
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is available to people whose disabilities prevent gainful employment. In order to be eligible, an individual must not have greater than $2,000 in countable resources and earn less than approximately $650 in monthly income. Because the income and resources of parents are [...]
By Herbert D. Hinkle and Ira M. Fingles
New Jersey permits a capacitated person to sign a directive authorizing a representative to make mental health care decisions in the event of subsequent incapacity.
“Capacity” is defined to mean the ability to understand and appreciate the nature and consequences of mental health care decisions, including the benefits and [...]
By S. Paul Prior, Esq.
The United States Congress recently enacted legislation which requires health insurance providers to provide equal coverage of mental and physical illnesses. The legislation was an add-on to the $700 billion economic rescue package enacted by Congress and signed by the President on October 3, 2008.
The requirement that health insurance providers cover [...]
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