State Starts Medicaid Buy-in

Starting Jan. 1, families of children ineligible for Supplemental Security Income for reasons other than disability can buy in to the state Medicaid Program. The legislature ordered the Medicaid Buy-In for Children (MBIC) program in 2009 to provide acute care Medicaid coverage for children aged 18 years and younger with disabilities.

To be eligible, they must:

Be 18 years or younger;
Have a family income no greater than 300 percent of the federal poverty level before allowable deductions;
Meet citizenship, immigration, and residency requirements;
Be unmarried; and
Not reside in a public institution.

TMA supported creation of the program.

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