| Housing - Federal Public Housing Programs - § 231 Housing Mortgage Insurance For The Elderly |
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| The § 231 program provides low-interest, fixed-rate mortgage loans to housing developers for either construction or rehabilitation of rental units occupied by the elderly or the handicapped. More... |
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| Cost Sharing |
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| Several financial assistance programs exist to help certain individuals obtain Medicare and Medicaid coverage: the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) program; the Specified Low Income Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB) program; and the Qualifying Individuals (QI) programs. These programs are available to qualifying individuals who do not meet the income requirements for Medicaid.
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| Group Annuities |
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| A group annuity provides annuities (periodic or fixed payments) to a group of people covered under one master contract or policy. A group annuity policy is typically purchased by an employer, employee associations, and employer associations to fund retirement or pension benefits. More... |
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| Insurance - Long Term Care - Remedies for Aggrieved Policyholders |
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| Sometimes, the holder of a long-term care insurance contract feels that he or she did not get the benefit of his or her bargain with the insurance company. This may result, for example, from provisions that were clearly delineated in the policy, from items that were in the policy but were not well defined, or from the insurance company overstepping its bounds as an insurer. More... |
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| Subsidized Guardianships |
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| Grandparents often do not anticipate acting as the sole or primary caregiver for their grandchildren. As a result, they may have inadequate resources to provide adequately when they are called upon to do so. One of the most widely available resources provided to relative caregivers by the federal and state governments are subsidized guardianship programs. More... |
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