ssi/medicaid respones

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Hi everyone,

This info. didn't help to much with our situation, but I wanted to share with

the group just in case. Maybe it will help others

Pattie

" Thank you for your inquiry.

Medicaid is a medical assistance program that is partially funded by the

federal government but run by each state.

Medicaid pays for basic medical care for people and families with low

incomes and resources who are age 65 or older or are blind or disabled,

members of families with dependent children and, in some states, certain

people under age 21.

Using broad federal guidelines, each state runs its own Medicaid program.

The state decides who is eligible and the amount of medical care and

services it will cover.

Representatives in your local public assistance office can tell you about

eligibility for Medicaid and whether you qualify. You may also want to ask

them about other assistance in your community for which you may be eligible.

For more information on the Medicaid program, see the following Internet

address:

http://cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/

Medicaid For SSI Recipients

Thirty-two states and the District of Columbia provide Medicaid to people

eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI). In these states, the SSI

application is also the Medicaid application. Medicaid eligibility starts

the same month as SSI eligibility, but in certain circumstances can also be

retroactive for up to three months.

The following jurisdictions use the same rules to decide eligibility for

Medicaid as SSA uses for SSI, but require filing a separate application:

Alaska, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Northern na

Islands

The following states use their own eligibility rules for Medicaid, which are

different from SSA's SSI rules. In these states a separate application for

Medicaid must be filed:

Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire,

North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Virginia.

For more information on Medicaid for SSI recipients, please see the

following web page:

http://www.socialsecurity.gov/work/ResourcesToolkit/Health/medicaid.html