This issue of InforMS describes the serious efforts of expert physicians to identify the best strategies to treat people with multiple sclerosis. Unfortunately, however, there is another critical decision maker…
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The Medicaid Buy-In Program: An Overlooked Option for Social Security Recipients and Others Incapable of Work for Medical Reasons
By Thomas Stewart, MS, JD, PA-CInforMS: Spring 2018The critical safety net for most disabled Americans is Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). By providing an income to some people with disabilities, SSDI has prevented many from experiencing the…
March 30, 2018
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Tom Stewart is both an Attorney and Physician Assistant, and has been involved in the medical and legal care of MS patients for more than two decades.
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