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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…
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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
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ACWDL 12-02: MC 223C – Supplemental Statement of Facts For Medi-Cal Child Only Under Age 18
A new form, the MC 223C, is now required for applicants under the age of 18 filing for Medi-Cal based on a disability. The MC 223C supplements the regular Medi-Cal application and is available in threshold languages. Download
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ACWDL 12-01: 2012 Medicare Premiums and Supplemental Security Income Standard and Parent Allocations and Property Limits for the Medicare Savings Programs and Other Programs
This letter provides updated information to Counties for 2012 regarding: SSI standard/parent allocation amounts, Medicare Part A and Part B premiums, Medicare Savings Programs property limits, and Title II cost-of-living-increases (COLAs). Counties must disregard the Title II COLAs…
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ACL 11-15: 19 and 20 Year Olds and Path2Helth (12/28/11)
This notice clarifies that 19 and 20 year-olds may only be considered for Path2Health eligibility if they have been denied Medi-Cal due to excess resources. Path2Health is the Low Income Health Program (LIHP) for all CMSP participating counties.…
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ACL 11-14: CMSP Eligibility Manual Update (12/21/11)
These CMSP Eligibility Manual updates clarify application procedures for the new Path2Health program. [Download]
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ACL 11-13: Implementation of CMSP Low Imcome Health Program – Path2Health (11/17/11))
This letter provides detailed instruction about eligibility for Path2Health, the Low Income Health Program (LIHP) for CMSP counties. The LIHPs are part of the state Section 1115 Medicaid Waiver. Implementation of Path2Health begins January 1, 2012. [Download]
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ACWDL 11-31: Lomeli Litigation Settlement Updates Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Income (SSI/SSP) Applicant and Recpient Medi-Cal Information Notices and Retroactive Eligibility Processing (08/17/11)
The Lomeli settlement agreement requires Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to send written notice to SSI/SSP applicants and recipients about the opportunity to receive retroactive Medi-Cal coverage for the three month period prior to the SSI/SSP application…
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ACWDL 11-32: 2011/2012 Family Member Base Allocation Amount (08/16/11)
The letter provides the updated family member “base allocation amount,” which is used to determine how much a long-term care (LTC) Medi-Cal beneficiary may allocate to family members. Effective July 1, 2011, the base allocation amount is $1839…