Special Needs News

The Senate has passed a bill intended to expand health care access and disability benefits for the roughly 3.5 million veterans exposed to toxic burn pits while [...]

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a new Medicaid home health benefit designed for children with medically complex [...]

Newly introduced legislation may soon alleviate a challenge families sometimes face when planning for a loved one living with [...]

New family-friendly guidelines offer advice and important recommendations to a large (but largely under-the-radar) population: adults with Down syndrome.

As of mid-July, a new three-digit federal phone number, 988, is available to offer confidential, emergency support 24 hours a day, seven days a week for individuals experiencing mental health [...]

Many relatives or caretakers of loved ones living with a disability may at some point need to be able to exert more control over their family member's personal [...]

On July 7, a letter issued from my daughter’s health insurer, six pages, single-spaced, denied coverage for her medication that prevents her from going blind.

An important piece in special needs planning is determining where your loved one will live—and how to cover the cost.