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Medicaid
EligibilityTo obtain nursing home Medicaid benefits, a person must be at least 65 years of age, or blind or disabled, and have the medical necessity to be in a nursing home. Usually this is not a problem because people seldom go to live in a nursing home unless they have to. For Medicaid, a nurse employed by the state will do an evaluation to determine the medical need.
2008 Amounts Medicare and Medicaid Spousal Impoverishment Figures
Income CapMedicaid in Oklahoma has two financial eligibility requirements: Have less that $2,000 of countable assets and less than $1,911 (in 2008) of gross monthly income. The $1,911 is an “income cap.”
Protect The SpouseIn Medicaid terminology, the spouse in the nursing home is called the “Institutionalized Spouse,” and the spouse staying at home is called the “Community Spouse.”
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