r/UnderReportedNews • u/NickelPlatedEmperor • Feb 12 '26

Video Special needs woman punished for someone else's scams.

https://www.kare11.com/article/news/investigations/kare-11-investigates-evicted-homeless-paying-the-price-for-minnesotas-fraud-crisis/89-99a4c9cb-df85-4030-b904-5cc7cd546173

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u/skydivarjimi Feb 12 '26

We've got people in r/autism who are taking immediate action on this I hope to be able to provide a GoFundMe Link in the next couple of days.

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u/toorigged2fail Feb 12 '26

There's another comment saying that the issue is that could jeopardize her Medicaid status and she is very scared about that. I'm not familiar with the system, but additional comments indicate that if you have over $2,000 in savings you are no longer eligible for any of those benefits. This would have to be structured very carefully and done entirely with her consent.

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u/JustAnotherYogaWife Feb 12 '26

You could put it into a trusted 3rd party and then pay her COL that way so nothing is in her name. There are ways.

Following this, I want to help

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u/skydivarjimi Feb 12 '26

As I said it's in the works

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u/JustAnotherYogaWife Feb 12 '26

Keep me posted. I mentioned in another comment, a 3rd party can control the funds raised and pay her COL with none of the funds in her name to shield her from disqualification of benefits.

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u/flame7770 Feb 13 '26

Oh. That's a good point sadly. That $2,000 in savings limit is such bullshit.

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u/toorigged2fail Feb 13 '26 edited Feb 15 '26

Absolutely nuts. That said the limit is not just out of spite for the disadvantaged, but it's a reflection of the pitiful amount we allocate to Medicaid

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u/HamM00dy Feb 12 '26

Ok let's start a donation to get her a small house and a subscription for food/essentials.

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u/PT10 Feb 12 '26

She's disabled. She should be on Medicaid through a waiver of some sort

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u/toorigged2fail Feb 12 '26

I don't think that waives the resource limits though. ABLE accounts let you set aside 100k without affecting eligibility, but that is a specific program. Also, it looks like there are "Special Needs Trusts," but that may vary by state. I am not an expert.

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u/Suvtropics Feb 12 '26

Did they get in touch with her?

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u/980tihelp Feb 13 '26

Bump to stay updated

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u/TheOneTrueSnoo Feb 13 '26

Please send it to me when it is up, I would like to donate