There are two primary governmental medical programs: (1) Federal medicare and (2) state medicaid. Beneficiaries receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) residing in “1634” states are categorical eligible and are automatically enrolled in medicaid. These individual do not need to apply for medicaid benefits separately.
The section 206(b) states have opted to use more restrictive criterias in determining medicaid eligibility. For beneficiary residing in “209(b)” states must separately apply for medicaid.
| 1634 | 209(b) | SSI | 1634 | 209(b) | SSI | |||
| Alabama | 1634 | Montana | 1634 | |||||
| Alaska | SSI | Nebraska | SSI | |||||
| Arizona | 1634 | Nevada | SSI | |||||
| Arkansas | 1634 | New Hampshire | 209(b) | |||||
| California | 1634 | New Jersey | 1634 | |||||
| Colorado | 1634 | New Mexico | 1634 | |||||
| Connecticut | 209(b) | New York | 1634 | |||||
| Delaware | 1634 | North Carolina | 1634 | |||||
| Dist of Columbia | N Mariana Islands | SSI | ||||||
| Florida | 1634 | North Dakota | 209(b) | |||||
| Georgia | 1634 | Ohio | 1634 | |||||
| Hawaii | 209(b) | Oklahoma | 209(b) | |||||
| Idaho | SSI | Oregon | SSI | |||||
| Illinois | 209(b) | Pennsylvania | 1634 | |||||
| Indiana | 1634 | Rhode Island | 1634 | |||||
| Iowa | 1634 | South Carolina | 1634 | |||||
| Kansas | SSI | South Dakota | 1634 | |||||
| Kentucky | 1634 | Tennessee | 1634 | |||||
| Louisiana | 1634 | Texas | 1634 | |||||
| Maine | 1634 | Utah | SSI | |||||
| Maryland | 1634 | Vermont | 1634 | |||||
| Massachusetts | 1634 | Virginia | 209(b) | |||||
| Michigan | 1634 | Washington | 1634 | |||||
| Minnesota | 209(b) | West Virginia | 1634 | |||||
| Mississippi | 1634 | Wisconsin | 1634 | |||||
| Missouri | 209(b) | Wyoming | 1634 |
1634: States Automatically Grant Medicaid With SSI Disability.
209(b): The States with Their Own Medicaid Eligibility Criteria.
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