What would you do if you saw someone having a seizure? Would you know what to do? November is National Epilepsy Awareness Month and the Epilepsy Foundation’s national initiative – Get Seizure Smart – is a grassroots public awareness campaign aimed at getting information about seizure first aid and recognition into the hands of as…
You may have heard that special needs trusts are required to reimburse the government for MediCal expenses incurred by the trust's beneficiary when she passes away, and, in some cases, this is true. But not all special needs trusts are required to contain this type of "payback" provision, so if you are worried that the…
The press office of the Social Security Administration announced yesterday that the 60 million Americans who are recipients of Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits will get a cost of living increase in 2012. There were no cost of living increases in 2010 and 2011. The increase, which is called a Cost of…
