How to Read Social Security Letters, SSI, SSDI, Medicare, and Medicaid

Learn how to navigate the complex world of Social Security, SSI, SSDI, Medicare, and Medicaid. This session will provide practical strategies for interpreting benefits letters, understanding eligibility rules, and recognizing when clients may lose coverage—such as when Medicare ends for nursing home residents no longer “improving.” Gain insights on how these programs overlap, when they conflict, and how to advocate for clients when benefits are reduced or denied.
Originally presented as part of the Elder Law Short Course 2025.

Credits: 1 General, 0 Diversity/Inclusion PR, 0 MH/SA PR, 0 Other PR

SKU: P9007-25R-04

$65.00 or 1.00 credits

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Expires 9/1/2027

Learn how to navigate the complex world of Social Security, SSI, SSDI, Medicare, and Medicaid. This session will provide practical strategies for interpreting benefits letters, understanding eligibility rules, and recognizing when clients may lose coverage—such as when Medicare ends for nursing home residents no longer “improving.” Gain insights on how these programs overlap, when they conflict, and how to advocate for clients when benefits are reduced or denied.
Mary Anne Ehlert, Protected Tomorrows, Lincolnshire
Deborah Spector, Spector & Lenz P.C., Oak Park

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Expires 9/1/2027

Learn how to navigate the complex world of Social Security, SSI, SSDI, Medicare, and Medicaid. This session will provide practical strategies for interpreting benefits letters, understanding eligibility rules, and recognizing when clients may lose coverage—such as when Medicare ends for nursing home residents no longer “improving.” Gain insights on how these programs overlap, when they conflict, and how to advocate for clients when benefits are reduced or denied.
Mary Anne Ehlert, Protected Tomorrows, Lincolnshire
Deborah Spector, Spector & Lenz P.C., Oak Park

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Category	Elder Law
Program Date	09/18/25

Products specifications

Category	Elder Law
Program Date	09/18/25

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