Are you concerned about going to work is the possibility of losing Medicaid coverage?
Section 1619(b) of the Social Security Act provides some protection.
According to social security to qualify for continuing Medicaid coverage, you must:
- Have been eligible for an SSI cash payment for at least 1 month;
- Still meet the disability requirement; and
- Still meet all other non-disability SSI requirements; and
- Need Medicaid benefits to continue to work; and
- Have gross earnings that are insufficient to replace SSI, Medicaid and publicly funded attendant care services.
This also means that SSI beneficiaries who have earnings too high for a SSI cash payment may be eligible for Medicaid.
The Social Security Administration uses a threshold amount to measure whether your earnings are high enough to replace your SSI and Medicaid benefits. This threshold is $34,037 in Wisconsin.
The Social Security Administration can figure an individual threshold amount if you have:
- Impairment-related work expenses; or
- Blind work expenses; or
- A plan to achieve self-support; or
- Personal attendant whose fees are publicly funded; or
- Medical expenses above the average State amount.
Information from https://www.ssa.gov/disabilityresearch/wi/1619b.htm
