By Guest Author Rasa Fumagalli, J.D., MSCC, CMSP-F – Director of MSP Compliance Services It is well established that parties to a settlement involving a current Medicare beneficiary should consider Medicare’s potential interest in the settlement. This interest comes from the Medicare Secondary Payer (“MSP”)…

By Jason D. Lazarus, J.D., LL.M., MSCC Section 1:  Introduction to Special Needs Trusts Medicaid and SSI are income and asset sensitive public benefits, which require planning to preserve.  In many states, one dollar of SSI benefits automatically provides Medicaid coverage.  A special needs trust…