Tag: disabled child
In most states, when the low-income families of a child with a disability receive cash payments from the federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, the child is automatically eligible for Medicaid health insurance. In reality, up to 480,000 children on Medicaid who might also be eligible for SSI are not receiving it, according to a new study by…
Retired parents who have a child with a disability say the income they and their children receive from Social Security is critical to their survival. Yet, for some, it still falls short of what they need after years of financial struggles, career tradeoffs, and premature retirements stemming from years of caregiving. Without Social Security’s monthly…