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The Inflation Reduction Act and Medicare
Senior Benefit Services, a senior insurance organization, recently released a report on the potential changes that the Inflation Reduction Act is expected to bring to Medicare in 2025. There are a number of changes that affect costs for Medicare Part D recipients....
League of Women Voters Webinar for Voters with Disabilities
On September 21, 2024, at 9 am, the League of Women Voters will be holding a statewide webinar over Zoom detailing general Missouri voting information, specific voter information for voters with disabilities, and, if time permitting, plain language descriptions of the...
Funding a Special Needs Trust for a Child with Disabilities
The Special Needs Alliance, a special needs advocacy group, has released a new article advising parents on how to fund a third-party special needs trust for their disabled children. A special needs trust is a type of trust that holds funds to help a person with...
New Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Option for MO HealthNet Members
MO HealthNet recently announced a new non-emergency medical transportation option for MO HealthNet members. MTM provides free rides to MO HealthNet providers for MO HealthNet participants. MO HealthNet participants can schedule a ride over the phone by calling...
New Social Security Overpayment Policies
The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently announced new policies for recovering overpayments. If Social Security makes an overpayment to a beneficiary, they are legally required to recover the amount of the overpayment. If an overpayment took place over years,...
Housing Unaffordable for SSI Recipients
A new study by TAC, a nonprofit housing and disability advocacy group, has found that housing is unaffordable anywhere in the country for individual SSI beneficiaries. In 2024, SSI benefits are capped at $943 per month for individuals. This equals a mere 17.5 percent...
Long-Term Care in the United States
The New York Times recently published an article detailing the state of long-term care in the United States compared with other countries. Japan assures coverage through mandating the purchase of long-term care insurance by individuals over 40. The Netherlands covers...
SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act
A bipartisan group of legislators recently introduced the SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act in Congress. If passed, the act would increase the asset limit for SSI beneficiaries to $10,000 per person and $20,000 per married couple. These asset limits would also be...
2024 Social Security Updates
The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently announced the cost-of-living adjustments that will take effect in January 2024. The maximum Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payment will increase from $914 to $943 per month for eligible individuals. For eligible...
Many Missouri Medicaid Recipients Lose Coverage in Renewal Process
According to an article by the Missouri Independent, over 50,000 Missouri Medicaid recipients have lost coverage in the first two months of the Medicaid renewal process. The renewal process, which was paused during the COVID-19 pandemic, resumed in June 2023. The...
