Understanding Supplemental Security Income
SSI Spotlight on Continued Medicaid Eligibility
for People Who Work: Section 1619(b)
2012 Edition

In most cases, if you are blind or disableddisabled or blind, regardless of age, and you have Medicaid before you go to work, your Medicaid will continue while you are working as long as your disabling condition still exists.

In most cases, you can keep your Medicaid even if you earn too much to receive a monthly SSI benefit as long as:

	You are still blind or have a disabilitydisabled or blind; and
	You meet all the SSI eligibility requirementsSSI eligibility requirements, except for the amount of your earnings; and
	You were eligible to receive a regular SSI cash payment for at least one month before you became eligible under Section 1619Section 1619 of the Social Security Act; and
	You were eligible for Medicaid coverage in the month before you became eligible under Section 1619Section 1619; and
	You need continued Medicaid in order to work; and
	Your earnings would not replace the value of your SSI cash benefits, your Medicaid benefits, and any publicly funded personal or attendant care you receive that would be lost due to your earnings.
	The amount you can earn and still receive Medicaid varies from State to State. To see the amount for your State, call our toll free number or you can visit www.socialsecurity.gov/disabilityresearch/wi/1619b.htm.

If your earnings are higher than this amount, but you have special work expenses or medical expenses, you may still qualify for continued Medicaid.