Supplemental needs trusts are used to provide resources for people with disabilities. The purpose of the trust is to preserve government benefit eligibility. Many people with disabilities rely on Medicaid for health insurance. This is a program that is jointly administered by the state government along with the federal government.
Topics covered in this report include:
- People With Disabilities
- Third Party Supplemental Needs Trusts
- First Party or Self-Settled Supplemental Needs Trusts
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Barry D. Horowitz is a founding partner and president of the law firm of Nirenstein, Horowitz & Associates, P.C. He received his diploma from the Loomis Chaffee School and his Bachelor of Arts from Bennington College, where he dual majored in philosophy and music. Mr. Horowitz was awarded his Juris Doctor degree with honors from the University of Connecticut School of Law. While attending law school, Mr. Horowitz received the American Jurisprudence Award in Legal Ethics and the Nathan Burkan Award...Read More!
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