Medicaid

 Doesn’t own or is not paying for items over a certain value. (Items that aren’t counted are homes, vehicles, limited amount of burial funds, personal belongings, and some types of life insurance.)

 Have a physical, intellectual, developmental, or mental disability.

 Are working

 Don’t live all the time in a nursing home, state hospital, or intermediate care facility for people with intellectual disabilities.

Cost

A person who gets Medicaid for long-term care must pay part of the cost by first using all his or her own money, except for a small monthly amount for personal needs and costs like health insurance premiums.

People that “buy-in” to Medicaid coverage by making monthly payments.

If you have Medicaid coverage, there is a Medicare saving program that helps pay for some or all the Medicare monthly payments.

Again, go to https://yourtexasbenefits.hhsc.texas.gov/programs for the programs that are provided.