08-01 Version of 25.3 Widows and Widowers
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health Services

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25.3 Widows and Widowers

A widow or widower who lost SSISupplemental Security Income. A program based on financial need operated by the Social Security Administration that provides monthly income to low income people who are age 65 or older, blind, or disabled. remains eligible for Medicaid if he or she meets all of these conditions:

  1. Disabled.

  2. Age 50 or older.

  3. Either:

  1. Married to the deceased person at time of his or her death, or

  2. Married to deceased person at least ten years, divorced from him or her, and now unmarried.

Receiving OASDIOld Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program. Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program payments, known as “Social Security” by the Social Security Administration (SSA) include SSA Retirement, Disability, Survivors benefits, and any other benefits covered in Title II of the Social Security Act. benefits as widow or widower (Section 202, Title II, Social Security Act).

 

  1. Received SSI or a State Supplementary Payment (SSP) (39.4 EBD Assets and Income Tables) in the month before the month in which he or she began to receive OASDI payments.

  2. Became ineligible for SSI or SSP.

  3. Would be eligible for SSI or SSP except for the receipt of the OASDI payment. DisregardAn amount not counted when determining a person's total net income. the entire OASDI amount.

  4. Not entitled to Medicare Part A.

 

 

 

This page last updated in Release Number: 08-01

Release Date: 02/01/08

Effective Date: 02/01/08

 

The information concerning the Medicaid program provided in this handbook release is published in accordance with: Titles XI and XIX of the Social Security Act; Parts 430 through 481 of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations; Chapters 46 and 49 of the Wisconsin Statutes; and Chapters HA 3, DHS 2, 10 and 101 through 109 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code.

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