How No Surprises Act May Help With Unexpected Medical Bills
The No Surprises Act is a federal law enacted to protect patients from unexpected medical bills incurred on or after January 1, 2022. It aims to address the issue of…
CMS Extends Spousal Assets Rules for At-Home Medicaid Services
A great many disabled adults in Mississippi, including a number of our clients, receive Medicaid assistance (personal care attendants, home-delivered meals, adult day care) through the Medicaid Elderly & Disabled…
Compensatory Damages for Failure to Comply With IEP Must Be Proven by Plaintiff (E.D. Calif.)
S.B. is a student in the Bass Lake School District. Following a series of complaints and hearings, Bass Lake was ordered in December 2020 to comply with an individualized education…
Data Shows Increased Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder
Prevalence About 1 in 36 children has been identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) according to estimates from CDC’s Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network. [Read article] ASD is…
New Laws Benefit Persons with Disabilities
The recently passed Consolidated Appropriations Act and its SECURE 2.0 provisions address many matters of interest to older adults and persons with disabilities. Some of those provisions are summarized below. …
Type 2 Diabetes Speeds Aging in the Brain
TUESDAY, May 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Type 2 diabetes is linked to memory and thinking problems, and a new study suggests it's because the disease makes the brain age…
Julie Beckett, Who Helped Disabled Children Live at Home, Dies at 72
We have informed hundreds of parents of children with disabilities about the Disabled Child Living at Home Medicaid waiver in Mississippi. This waiver provides Medicaid-paid medical care and therapies for…
Lawmakers Send Letter Asking CMS to Address Overpayments in Medicare Advantage Program
On April 20, 2022 a number of United States Senators and Representatives sent a letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure highlighting concerns about overpayments to…
Divorce and Children with Special Needs
Of the many life challenges and circumstances that can potentially disrupt the life of a child with special needs, divorce is undoubtedly one of the most difficult situations to contend…
Disney Making Changes to Disability Access at Theme Parks
Big changes have come once again to Disney’s system for providing accommodations to people with disabilities at its theme parks. The company said last August that it was “making some…