Coverage that starts with SSI
Social Security decides Medicaid for a person in DC who is receiving SSI and who meets the citizenship or immigration rules. The Department of Health Care Finance also lists SSI recipients as a non-MAGI Medicaid group.
DHCF says a single person who is 65 or older, blind, or disabled can have resources at or below $4,000 in a non-MAGI group. That figure is on the qualify page. It is not the SSI resource limit.
If Medicaid does not start
Apply online at districtdirect.dc.gov, in the District Direct app, or by phone at the Economic Security Administration Public Benefits Call Center, (202) 727-5355. You can also mail an application to the Case Record Management Unit, P.O. Box 91560, Washington, DC 20090, fax it to (202) 671-4400, or apply at an Economic Security service center. DHCF says an in-person interview is not required.
After the application, DHCF says a decision can take up to 45 days, or 60 days if your loved one is disabled. If approved, a Medicaid card is sent. Medicaid has to be renewed each year.
The Department of Human Services says Medicaid can also cover bills from the past 3 months, when your loved one met the rules during those months.
DC SSI state payment is the cash add-on. If childhood disability benefits on a parent's record are part of the picture, read disabled adult child benefits. If Social Security denied the disability claim, see how to appeal.
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