Medicaid generally pays for older Americans requiring long-term institutional or home-based care. Only individuals with low assets and income can qualify for Medicaid, but Medicaid qualification rules also include a series of "spousal impoverishment protections" that aim to prevent requiring a healthy spouse to live in poverty in order to qualify a sick spouse for Medicaid. Unfortunately, these spousal impoverishment protections do not apply to same-sex couples, which can leave the same-sex partner of a Medicaid recipient homeless, penniless, and without a living-wage income.
Category: Medicaid & Long-Term Care
All
General Facts
Aging Programs & Services
Cultural Competence
Disability
Economic Security
Elder Abuse
Health & Health Care
Health Reform
HIV & Aging
Housing
Legal & Financial
Marriage Equality
Medicaid & Long-Term Care
Mental Health
Older Americans Act
Social Isolation
Social Security
Transgender Aging
Veterans
Federal
New York
SAGENet
Diverse Elders Coalition
SAGEWorks
SAGECAP
SAGE Story
En Español
|
|
|||||||
|
|||||||
LGBT Health, Racial Disparitiesand Aging by the Numbers
Health Equity & LGBT Elders of Color
Diez Cosas Que Todas Las Personas LGBT de Más Edad Deben Saber La Diabetes
Inclusive Questions for Older Adults
Tome Control De Su Salud: Enfermedades Del Corazón
Know Your Rights! LGBT Older Adults & Older Adults Living with HIV
Fact Sheet: LGBT Elder Americans Act
Advancing Economic Security for Diverse Elders
Act now! OAA reauthorization
Gaining Visibility: The Challenges Facing Transgender Elders
