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Medicare Part D
Medicare beneficiaries with limited income and assets may qualify for Extra Help with their prescription drug costs. This program is also known as "LIS," or the Part D low-income subsidy. The Medicare Part D Administration has...
SNAP - Nutrition Assistance Program
SNAP Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program What is this program? The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the largest federal nutrition assistance program in the U.S. and the most widely used...
SSI - Supplemental Security Income
What is SSI? The Supplemental Security Income program is a Social Security Administration initiative that pays benefits to adults and disabled children who have low incomes and limited resources. The agency itself reports on its website....
Consejo de Salud de Ponce, Inc. v. United States of America, Civil No. 3:18-cv-01045
The Ponce Health Council is a non-profit medical organization that offers different health services in Puerto Rico. It is authorized to receive federal funds as a primary provider of health services under the Medicare, Medicaid and the State Health Insurance Program.....
United States of America v. José Luis Vaello-Madero, Civil No. 17-2133 (GAG)
Mr. José Luis Vaello is a U.S. citizen who lived for almost 30 years in New York State, where he received monthly SSI disbursements in his bank account. In July 2013, Vaello moved to Puerto Rico and continued to receive SSI payments in his...
Sixta Gladys Peña Martinez et al. v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services et al., Civil No. 3:18-0120 (WGY)
On April 13, 2018, a group of American citizens residing in Puerto Rico filed a lawsuit against the Federal Government claiming equal treatment in terms of benefits from the federal programs on Supplemental Security Income ("SSI"), "Supplemental...