Protections for Married Couples Receiving Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services End on December 31 Without Congressional Action
Policy Brief
Dec 3, 2018
Some seniors and people with disabilities receiving home- and community-based services (HCBS) could lose their Medicaid eligibility and have to go into nursing homes to get needed care if Congress adjourns without extending “spousal impoverishment” protections that are set to expire on December 31.