Elizabeth Dickey

J.D. · University of Virginia School of Law

Leigh Dickey holds a law degree from the University of Virginia and an undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago. Between 1998 and 2012, she worked as a legal aid lawyer in Virginia, Oregon, and Alaska. She assisted low-income clients with a variety of problems, including problems with Medicaid and other public benefits.

Articles By Elizabeth Dickey

Medicaid Home and Community-Based Waiver Services (HCBS)
Medicaid in some states pays for services to allow elderly or disabled individuals to stay in their own homes.
Understanding Medicaid's Community First Choice Program
Community First Choice offers home health care without the limitations of the Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waiver.
Hold Harmless Rule Protects Social Security From Medicare Premium Increases
There is a special rule for Social Security recipients, called the “hold harmless rule,” that ensures that Social Security checks will not decline from one year to the next because of increases in Medicare premiums.
Filing and Appealing Virginia Social Security Disability Benefits
Find out about Virginia's state supplemental payments, plus how to appeal a denial of Social Security disability or SSI and whether you qualify for Medicaid.
Benefits for Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN)
Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) can receive services from several different federal health programs.
How Medicare Chronic Special Needs Plans (SNPs) Work
A Medicare Special Needs Plan (SNP) is a kind of Medicare Advantage Plan that offers special benefits for people who meet its eligibility criteria.
Colorado SSDI and SSI Benefits
Disabled Colorado residents can collect SSI from the federal government, a supplement from Aid for the Needy Disabled/Blind from Colorado, and are entitled to receive Medicaid.
Montana SSDI and SSI Benefits
If you live in Montana and become disabled, you can apply for Social Security disability (SSDI) if you've worked for many years or SSI if you have low income and assets.
How Does Medicaid's Medically Needy Program Work?
Medicaid is a program that provides health insurance to adults and children with limited incomes.
Alaska SSDI and SSI Benefits
Find out about Alaska's state supplemental payments and how the PFD affects SSI payments.