SSI does not start coverage
The Department of Medical Assistance Services runs Virginia Medicaid, also called Cardinal Care. Cover Virginia is the call center. An SSI payment does not open Medicaid on its own.
The medical assistance handbook lists SSI recipients among the aged, blind, and disabled groups who also have to meet Virginia's Medicaid resource limits.
How to apply
Cover Virginia answers Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. TTY is 1-888-221-1590. You can also mail an application to the Cardinal Care Correspondence Center, P.O. Box 1820, Richmond, VA 23218, or apply at the local department of social services.
Virginia Auxiliary Grant is the state payment for approved supportive housing, not for living at home. 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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