State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services

HISTORY

The policy on this page is from a previous version of the handbook. 

32.5 Qualified Disabled and Working Individual

32.5.1 Introduction

A Qualified Disabled and Working Individual ( QDWI ) is a person who:

1. Is entitled to enroll in Medicare Part A. (See 32.2.2 Entitled to Medicare) and

2. Is not otherwise eligible for MA (including Community Waivers and BadgerCare).  Consider a person with an unmet deductible ineligible for MA until he or she meets the deductible.

32.5.2 Income Limit

The QDWI income limit is 200% of the FPLFederal Poverty Level.  See 39.5 FPL Table.

 

Calculate QDWI net income in the same way as QMBQualified Medicare Beneficiary net income including the temporary disregardAn amount not counted when determining a person's total net income. of the annual COLAcost-of-living adjustment. An increase in income to compensate for inflation. increase.(See 32.2.2 QMB Income Limit).

 

 

This page last updated in Release Number: 09-01

Release Date: 01/15/09

Effective Date: 01/01/09

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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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