Medicaid Applicants: Protecting Your Healthy Spouse in 2025
Nov 18, 2024 · Each year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issues updated Community Spouse Resource Allowance (CSRA) figures. These CMS guidelines outline how …
Medicaid's CSRA: Protecting a Healthy Spouse from Poverty
Oct 3, 2013 · Medicaid law provides special protections for the spouses of Medicaid applicants to make sure the spouses have the minimum support needed to continue to live in the …
2026 Medicaid Long-Term Care Benefits When You Are Married
Dec 10, 2025 · The minimum CSRA for 2026 will be $32,532. State Medicaid programs can set their limits within this range. Monthly Maintenance Needs Allowance for 2026 If a spouse …
Key State Medicaid Information for New York
Key Medicaid Information for New York Protections for the Community Spouse Community Spouse Resource Allowance (CSRA): Minimum: $74,820.00 Maximum: $157,920.00 …
Key State Medicaid Information for Ohio - ElderLawAnswers
Protections for the Community Spouse Community Spouse Resource Allowance (CSRA): Minimum: $31,584.00 Maximum: $157,920.00 Increased CSRA: Permitted through appeal. …
How Medicaid's "Snapshot" Date Affects Medicaid Eligibility
Mar 17, 2022 · Example: If a couple has $100,000 in countable assets on the snapshot date and the state allows the spouse to keep half the couple’s assets up to the maximum CSRA, the …
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Protecting Spouses of Medicaid Applicants: 2023 Guidelines
Mar 15, 2023 · Learn more about the CSRA and monthly maintenance needs allowance. Home Equity Limits In 2023, a Medicaid applicant’s principal residence will not be counted as an …
Key State Medicaid Information for Pennsylvania - ElderLawAnswers
Medicaid information for PennsylvaniaNote: Institutionalized Medicaid recipients in Pennsylvania with monthly income below $2,199 may now retain $8,000 in total resources; otherwise, the …
Understanding Medicaid's Long-Term Care Spousal Impoverishment
Community Spouse Resource Allowance (CSRA) A married couple's financial resources, called assets, have different rules than those that apply to income. All assets are considered jointly …