Guest guest Posted June 25, 2006 Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 Kinda.. If the young adult is getting SS benefits from a parent who is a SS recipient, then she gets more than SSI payments. With that, it puts her over the income guideline for SSI. She could go on a spend-down for medicaid services. Rick is very well versed in this. Medicaid and Medicare are two different things. Waiting for Rick to clear this up............. Re:medicaire >A friend of my niece has a sister with DS that just turned 21. She gets > $700.00 a month in social security. Her mother just applied for > medicaire for > her and she was told that her daughter makes tomuch money per month (only > social security) to qualify. This is in New York. Does this sound > right? I am > not anywhere near that point with Micah yet so don't know the answer. > Does > anyone know?? Thanks. > > Loree > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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