or equal to the federal poverty level ($1,255/month in 2024). However, there is a great range in income and asset limits within the states. There are also many exceptions to what are considered countable assets and income. Visit our Medicaid page forcomplete eligibility requirementsor tofind...
The first major entitlement, Revolutionary War disability benefits, was initially restricted to members of the Continental Army and Navy who were injured in battle and survivors of those killed in wartime. Eligibility was then expanded, first to state militia soldiers, then to veterans whose ...
The program has become particularly prominent since the introduction of President Obama’s health reform – the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - in 2010. Medicaid was largely impacted by this reform, for states now had the opportunity to expand Medicaid eligibility to larger parts of ...
Since then, 13 additional states have adopted Medicaid expansion, while 12 remaining states have not expanded eligibility as of 2020.5 State decisions to expand Medicaid were particularly consequential for FQHCs and the patients they serve, as those receiving care at FQHCs in expansion states ...
The article focuses on the decision of the appeals court in Connecticut which indicates that it is not the responsibility of the nursing home resident's attorney to give an assurance for continues Medicaid eligibility of a resident in the nursing home....
The study uses a longitudinal, person-specific, merged Medicare and Medicaid claims and eligibility file constructed for Monroe County, New York. The analyses show that 27% of those who enter nursing homes as private pay can be expected to spend-down to Medicaid while in a nursing home. The...
Owing to prior Medicaid eligibility expansion in Massachusetts and coverage of adults up to 100% of the FPL in Wisconsin, these 2 states were excluded from the main analysis. Another 6 states (California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Washington) had limited ...
tied to a percentage of the federal poverty level. For example, if a state that formerly tied eligibility levels to 201 percent of the FPL lowers the standard to 155 percent, quite a few residents will lose Medicaid benefits. When Connecticut made that change in its state budget, an estimate...
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Medicaidis a government health program available to certain low-income individuals and families who meet the eligibility standards set by federal and state law. Rules vary by state, including the rules for counting your income and resources. There are special rules for those living in nursing homes...