What Is the Illinois Health Care Surrogate Act?
For people with special needs and their families, the Illinois Health Care Surrogate Act provides much-needed peace of mind about making medical decisions if they have not yet started the future planning process. The Health Care Surrogate Act allows family members or...
Special Needs Future Planning When Future Health Care Funding Is Uncertain
Parents of children with special needs, advocates, and care providers have followed recent news about health care funding with worry, because health care funding proposals would cut Medicaid funding by 25 percent or more. While lawmakers in Washington have not passed...
Can a Person with Special Needs Under a Guardianship Still Vote?
In the United States, voting is one of the most important rights afforded to citizens. It may surprise you to learn that not every free citizen can actually exercise that right. Many people with special needs cannot vote because they have guardians, because they do...
How Can I Use Insurance to Protect My Child with Special Needs’ Future?
Protecting the future of your child with special needs requires a many-faceted approach, and insurance is only a part of it. Have you considered the role that insurance will play in your future plan? If not, now is the time to determine which insurance is best and how...