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<br />How do I apply for MA?
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<br />Call, write, or go ro rhe counry human services agency in the counry where you live and ask for MA. A
<br />written requesr for MA that is received by the counry agency, sets the date of application if it is followed by a
<br />completed formal application within 30 days.
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<br />What are the MA Income limits?
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<br />If your income, after cerrain disregards and deductions, is not more than the MA income limits, you can ger
<br />MA See your counry financial worker for information about rhese disregards and deductions. See the table
<br />below for income limits.
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<br />Table 1
<br />MA Income limits For Persons Who Are Blind, Over Age 65, or Disabled
<br />_July 1,2002
<br />Annuallncome Monthly Income
<br />$8,868 $739
<br />11,940 995
<br />15,024 1,252
<br />18,108 1,509
<br />21,180 1,765
<br />2.4,264 2,022
<br />V,348 2,279
<br />30,420 2,535
<br />33,504 2,792
<br />36,588 3.049
<br />3,084 257
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<br />family Size
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<br />2
<br />3
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<br />5
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<br />6
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<br />7
<br />8
<br />9
<br />10
<br />AddiOOnal
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<br />If your income is more than the MA standards, MA may srill be able ro pay part of your medical bills with
<br />a spenddown. A spenddown is like an insutance deductible. You will be responsible to pay parr of your
<br />expenses, and we will pay [he reSL
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<br />If you are above the income limits in Table 1, you must spend your income down [0 the income limits in
<br />Table 2.
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<br />Table 2
<br />MA Spenddown limits For Persons Who Are Blind, Over Age 65, or Disabled
<br />_ July 1,2002
<br />Use only if income is above limits in Table J)
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<br />Family Size Annuallocome Monohly Income
<br />1 $6,648 $554
<br />2 8.964 747
<br />3 11.268 939
<br />4 13,584 1,132
<br />5 15,888 1,324
<br />6 18,204 1,517
<br />7 2O,5Oll 1,709
<br />8 22,824 1,902
<br />9 25,128 2,094
<br />10 27,444 2,287
<br />AdditKonol 2,316 193
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