Affordable Care Act Offers One-Time, $250 Rebate Checks for Eligible Medicare Beneficiaries in the Medicare Part D Donut Hole U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced that the third round of one-time, tax-free $250 rebate checks have been mailed to

Award Honors Efforts that Help Residents Live Independently Individuals and organizations that are creating quality housing opportunities for Pennsylvanians can be nominated for the commonwealth’s 2010 Supportive Housing Award. The award - sponsored by the departments of Public Welfare and Aging and

Bucks County landlords allegedly refused to rent to single mother because she had a child The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced that it is charging several Bristol, Pennsylvania property owners and their management company with housing discrimination for refusing

Below is an excerpt of the American Bar Association House of Delegates resolution urging legal representation in certain high-priority civil proceedings to persons unable to afford an attorney presented by Earl Johnson, member of the ABA Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defendants. ABA

The Legal Services Corporation has issued its income eligibility guidelines for 2010, which establish maximum income levels for individuals and families eligible for legal assistance from LSC-funded legal aid programs. LSC's guidelines are based on 125 percent of the federal poverty level as

The Social Security Board of Trustees today released its annual report on the financial health of the Social Security Trust Funds and the long-range outlook remains unchanged. The combined assets of the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) Trust Funds will be exhausted

The Pennsylvania Health Law Project has published a combined edition of PHLP’s two newsletters - the Health Law PA News and the Senior Health News. The combined issue is now available on PALawHELP.org. The June/July 2010 issue of Health Law Pa News and Senior Health News contains the following

Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, opened the agency’s fifth National Hearing Center (NHC)in St. Louis, Missouri on August 2, 2010. The St. Louis NHC is the largest in the nation and is co-located with two other new Social Security facilities -- the National Case Assistance Center