Revised income limits for the Medi-Cal Blind Poverty Level (FPL-B) program, effective April 1, 2012. [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
Author: Jennifer Smith
ACWDL 12-10: New Limits and Disregards for the Aged and Disabled Federal Poverty Level Program for 2012 – Beginning April 1, 2012 (March 14, 2012)
New income limits for the Aged and Disabled Federal Poverty Level (A&D FPL) Medi-Cal program as of April 1, 2012:
A&D FPL individual = $1161.
A&D FPL couple limit = $1571
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ACWDL 12-09: Extension of the Transitional Medi-Cal (TMC) Program Sunset Date (March 14, 2012)
The sunset date for Transitional Medi-Cal (TMC) has been extended to December 31, 2012. TMC provides up to 12 months of Medi-Cal eligibility to beneficiaries discontinued from the Section 1931(b) Medi-Cal program due to employment-related reasons, such as increased hours and/or earnings. [Download]
ACWDL 12-08: New Federal Poverty Levels
Updated FPLs for the Medi-Cal program. In most circumstances, the effective date is April 1, 2012. Some exceptions apply for people eligible for Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs). [Download]
ACWDL 12-6: Communication Error Between SSA and MEDS for Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries During Open Enrollment
Once again there was a communication error between the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the state while processing the records for Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) applicants who applied during the Medicare open enrollment period of January through March 2011. There are two types of impacts: 1) some people still show pending Medicare Part A status in the SSA and state systems after July 2011 and 2) others had their Medicare Part A status restored, but the QMB buy-in did not take place. DHCS issued corrective instructions to the Counties, and Counties must report final resolution of all cases to DHCS no later than May 15, 2012. Download
ACWDL 12-05: Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act Spousal Impoverishment Caps
For Medi-Cal Long Term Care (LTC) Eligibility: For 2012 the community spouse resource allowance (CSRA) increased to $113,640 and the maximum spousal income allocation/minimum monthly maintenance needs allowance (MMMNA) increased to $2,841 per month. Download