If a retiree is receiving Medicaid benefits and a cost-of-living increase would put them over the limit, can the retiree refuse or waive the increase?
A The IRS prohibits individuals from refusing or waiving an increase. Generally, or at least over the last several years, the legislature has included a provision to prohibit Medicaid recipients from eligibility to receive the cost-of-living increase, if their Medicaid eligibility is impaired by the increase.
