How can I get Medicaid?
You may be eligible for benefits through Medicaid. Medicaid programs vary by state, so you will need to check with your state Medicaid office for more information.
- Eligibility: People with disabilities are eligible in every state. In some states, people with disabilities qualify automatically if they get Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. In other states you may qualify depending on your income and resources (financial assets).
- “Buy-Ins”: Some states also have “buy-in” programs that allow people with disabilities with incomes above regular Medicaid limits to enroll in the Medicaid program. Children with disabilities can qualify for Medicaid either under these disability-related rules, or based on family income.
- Expansion in 2014. Starting in 2014, the Affordable Care Act will expand the Medicaid program to cover people under age 65, including people with disabilities, with income of about $15,000 for a single individual (higher incomes for couples and families with children).
- Help for disabled people: This expansion helps low-income adults who have disabilities but don’t meet the disability requirements of the SSI program. The expansion also helps those whose income is above their state’s current eligibility levels.
Basic Health Program
Individuals are eligible for Basic Health Program coverage if they:
• Are state residents and either a citizen, or a lawfully present non-citizen;
• Have household income (Modified Adjusted Gross Income/MAGI) between 133 and 200 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL) or, in the case of individuals who are lawfully present non-citizens, are ineligible for Medicaid due to such non-citizen status, and have household income that does not exceed 200 percent of the FPL;
• Are 64 years of age or younger;
• Are not otherwise eligible for minimum essential coverage, including through Medicaid, CHIP or affordable employer sponsored insurance; and
• Are not incarcerated, other than during a period pending disposition of charges.
My Father has Chronic Emphysema,ASPERGIOMA witch is a rare fungus that grows in the lungs also no cure just lots of medication to keep it at bay,high blood pressure,and diabetes he just turned 62 and has been on SSDB for about 1 yr has lost his House Car and almost his life because having to wait for his SS check. This month he finally got his first payment after waiting for 1 yr and he lost his health insurance when he went on disability he is approved for medicare but has to wait 2 yrs to get it…………. HE NEEDS HELP HE IS GOING TO DIE IF HE DOES NOT START GETTING OXYGEN…. like I said before he has lost everything please help him before he looses his life I’m watching my father slowly suffocate to death. IF HE IS DISABLED and cant work WHY DOES HE HAVE TO WAIT 2 yrs???????
I have P.O.A. on my brother. My brother is a senior citizen and disabled. He is in need of full time care. He is not able to make any decisions and is mental incompetent and has been diagnosed as such. He was receiving Medicaid in Adams County and as moved to Denver County. I was told he qualifies for Medicaid at Adams County. Now he is told , he is not. I request to appeal this decision . I am able to send you my P.O.A. if necessary. Please advice. My contact number is 210 778-****. My address is 8420 Ro**** Acres, Fa******, Texas 7***5. Adams County has a copy of my P.O.A. as well. Please advice.