Aged, Blind and Disabled Programs

Aged, Blind and Disabled Programs. A. Medicaid uses the value of a person’s resources as a factor in determining eligibility. It is generally expected that individuals or couples whose resources exceed the limit will use the excess to meet their needs before becoming eligible for Medicaid. B. As a 1634 state, Mississippi is required to use SSI resource rules for ABD eligibility determinations. However, as indicated previously, the state is allowed to apply income and resource rules to certain ABD coverage groups that are more liberal than the SSI program. The Division of Medicaid requested and received approval to liberalize resource policies for some ABD coverage groups. C. Some coverage groups are exempt from liberalization under 1902(r)(2) because they are considered “deemed” cash assistance groups. These coverage groups continue to follow SSI resource rules. The remainder of this section describes the treatment of resources in determining eligibility in the Aged, Blind and Disabled programs and discusses the use of strict SSI rules or liberalized resource policy, as applicable.