Income Eligibility

Medicaid Fundamentals – Rights Are Not Changed

One of the most fundamental, but often overlooked issues when planning for - or evaluating - Medicaid eligibility is this:…

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2023 Georgia Medicaid Eligibility

Each year, most Medicaid eligibility limits are adjusted for inflation. The 2023 Georgia Medicaid income and resource limits are: SSI…

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Spousal Impoverishment Standards By Year

The Medicaid Spousal Impoverishment allowances are updated annually. Below are some of the annual allowance figures we've saved. The most…

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2023 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released the 2023 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards. Among the highlights are the…

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Divorce and the Community Spouse

Another “option” that may be considered in appropriate cases is divorce. Deeming between spouses terminates when the marriage terminates. In…

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Seeking Adjustments to the CSRA or MMMNA

MCCA includes a mechanism for increasing both the CSRA and the MMMNA in certain cases. The methods by which this…

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Post-Eligibility Treatment of the Institutional Spouse’s Income

As eligibility is being determined, if the Community Spouse’s monthly income falls below the Minimum Monthly Maintenance Needs Allowance (“MMMNA”),…

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Protecting Income for the Community Spouse

Income and resources are treated differently. Unlike resources, income is not pooled in determining eligibility; the Community Spouse’s separate income…

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Potential Redetermination When Moving to a New State

In Dullard v. Minnesota Department of Human Services, 529 N.W.2d 438, 443 (Minn. App. 1995), Minnesota was allowed to reevaluate…

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Transfer Penalties and the Community Spouse

Some couples might consider reducing the size of the marital estate by giving their resources away. Frequently this is the…

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