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Medicaid (self.Blind)
submitted by sanya4
My Medicaid has been closed months ago because I have not been receiving SSI. I never got SSI even though I was approved for Medicaid. I applied, reapplied, and appealed for SSI in order to be denied of SSI, right before the rejection of Medicaid. I live in GA in the U.S. and my caseworker said that I received Medicaid by mistake because of lacking SSI. She eventually explained that I can apply for Medicaid for the blind, which is officially known as Aged, blind, and disabled (ABD) Medicaid.
I do not know if I still need SSI in order to get blind Medicaid. I do not know if I need to be legally blind for blind Medicaid.
I do not know if I still need SSI in order to get blind Medicaid. I do not know if I need to be legally blind for blind Medicaid.
sanya4 [OP] 4 points 4y ago
I actually read a PDF of the State of Georgia's ABD Medicaid and you do have to be legally blind for blind Medicaid.
OneFishTwoFish 2 points 4y ago
You may want to ask this in /r/legaladvice. I've seen some very good answers to people who have questions about various government programs and whether they should quality.
There are also people on that subreddit that should not be giving advice on how to tie shoes, so be sure to check any answers. Usually they show up when questions involve political or moral issues. Yours should be pretty cut and dry.
Be sure to include your state, since laws vary by location.
There are also people on that subreddit that should not be giving advice on how to tie shoes, so be sure to check any answers. Usually they show up when questions involve political or moral issues. Yours should be pretty cut and dry.
Be sure to include your state, since laws vary by location.
B-dub31 2 points 4y ago
If you are legally blind by SSA standards (20/200 or worse in your better eye or 20 degree or less visual field) you should meet a listing and automatically qualify for SSI. That should also qualify you for Medicaid, but you’ll still have to meet the income and asset guidelines for both programs. You could also see if your state has expanded Medicaid, which is income and asset based, but does not require you to be ABD.
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