Post by Logan on Jun 12, 2016 5:01:39 GMT -6
Nixon signs bill to allow more elderly, blind, disabled to qualify for Medicaid assistance
More elderly, blind and disabled Missourians will qualify for Medicaid assistance under a new law signed Thursday by Gov. Jay Nixon.
“This will help thousands of Missourians live more independent lives,” Nixon said during a ceremonial bill signing in the Cape Girardeau County Commission chambers in Jackson.
All three county commissioners and state Rep. Donna Lichtenegger, R-Jackson, and state Sen. Wayne Wallingford, R-Cape Girardeau, were among about 30 people, mostly caregivers and providers, who attended the event. The audience included members of the Cape Girardeau County Board for the Developmentally Disabled.
Currently, an individual may have no more than $1,000 in assets, while married people living together may have no more than $2,000 in assets.
Read more: www.semissourian.com/story/2312301.html
More elderly, blind and disabled Missourians will qualify for Medicaid assistance under a new law signed Thursday by Gov. Jay Nixon.
“This will help thousands of Missourians live more independent lives,” Nixon said during a ceremonial bill signing in the Cape Girardeau County Commission chambers in Jackson.
All three county commissioners and state Rep. Donna Lichtenegger, R-Jackson, and state Sen. Wayne Wallingford, R-Cape Girardeau, were among about 30 people, mostly caregivers and providers, who attended the event. The audience included members of the Cape Girardeau County Board for the Developmentally Disabled.
Currently, an individual may have no more than $1,000 in assets, while married people living together may have no more than $2,000 in assets.
Read more: www.semissourian.com/story/2312301.html