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Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services Obsolete Medicaid Eligibility Handbook For the current MEH, see http://www.emhandbooks.wi.gov/meh-ebd/ For the current BC Plus Handbook, see http://www.emhandbooks.wi.gov/bcplus/ |
A widow or widower who lost SSI remains eligible for MA if s/he meets all of these conditions:
Disabled.
Age 50 or older.
Either:
Married to the deceased person at time of his/her death, or
Married to deceased at least ten years, divorced from him/her, and now unmarried.
Receiving OASDI benefits as widow or widower (Section 202, Title II, Social Security Act).
Received SSI or a State Supplementary Payment ( SSP ) (8.1.5) in the month before the month in which s/he began to receive OASDI payments.
Became ineligible for SSI or SSP.
Would be eligible for SSI or SSP except for the receipt of the OASDI payment. Disregard the entire OASDI amount.
Not entitled to Medicare Part A.
This page last updated in Release Number: 03-01
Release Date:01-01-03
Effective Date: 01-01-03