Economic stimulus tax rebate checks and Medicaid eligibilityBROOKINGS - The economic stimulus tax rebate will not count as income for any Medicaid program, meaning it won’t cause consumers to lose Medicaid, a South Dakota State University specialist said.Liz Gorham, family resource management specialist for the South Dakota Cooperative Extension Service, said millions of Americans will soon receive economic stimulus tax rebate checks. Some consumers have worried about whether the payments would jeopardize their Medicaid, but that’s not the case, Gorham said.
Some Medicaid programs count resources or assets. These include nursing home; waiver programs; SSI-related programs such as Disabled Adult Child, Widow/Widower, Pickle or Continuous, or Grandfathered Children. Gorham advised consumers to visit a federal government Web site for more details about these programs, http://www.ssa.gov.
