Can a person who is Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 1619(b) eligible choose to convert to Working Healthy?
Consumers will not be converted into Working Healthy until their income and/or savings exceed the 1619(b) asset/income limit. Medicaid regulation requires that consumers be enrolled in the program that is the most “liberal”. As Working Healthy has a “desk review” every six months and requires a premium payment for those with income above a certain level, and 1619(b) does not, the latter is considered more “liberal”. However, 1619(b) eligibility is the “stepping stone” into Working Healthy. Once the 1619(b) asset/income limit is exceeded, a consumer will be converted into Working Healthy.
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