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   The Effect of Marital Separation on Medicaid Eligibility - 4/08 This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.

By: Columbia Legal Services
  
   
   Key Medicaid Standards as of October 2008

By: Columbia Legal Services
  
   
   Social Security Information for 2008 This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.

By: Columbia Legal Services
  
   
   Medicare Information for 2008 This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.

By: Columbia Legal Services
  
   
   SSI/GAU: 2008 Supplemental Security Income (SSI) & State Supplemental Payment (SSP) Standards for WA State This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.

By: Columbia Legal Services
  
   
   Social Security Information for 2007 This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.

By: Columbia Legal Services
  
   
   Medicare Information for 2007: (Deductibles, Premiums & Co-payments for Parts A and B) This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.

By: Columbia Legal Services
  
   
   2007 Supplemental Security Income (SSI) & State Supplemental Payment (SSP) Standards for WA This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.

By: Columbia Legal Services
  
   
   Medicaid clients and the new law requiring verification of citizenship 6/06 This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
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By: Columbia Legal Services
  
   
   Alternatives to nursing home care for individuals with too much income to qualify for COPES - 12/06 This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.

By: Columbia Legal Services
  
   
   Medicare Drug Program to Begin January 1st This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.

By: Columbia Legal Services
  
   
   2006 Supplemental Security Income (SSI) & State Supplemental Payment (SSP) Standards for WA State This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.

By: Columbia Legal Services
  
   
   "Lump sums": how a nonrecurring payment affects Medicaid for aged, blind or disabled clients - 9/05 This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.

By: Columbia Legal Services
  
   
   Estate Recovery Changes Adopted by the 2005 Legislature This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.

By: Columbia Legal Services
  
   
   SSI income and resource rules change for clothing, household goods, personal effects and cars - 3/05 This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.

By: Columbia Legal Services
  
   
   Reverse Mortgage Loans 3/05 This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.

By: Columbia Legal Services
  
   
   New in-home program to begin for people not eligible for COPES - 3/04 This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.

By: Columbia Legal Services
  
   
   Ninety-six and 184 hour limits ended for parent and other caregivers - 3/04 This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.

By: Columbia Legal Services
  
   
   Family member caregivers under COPES or MPC and "unmet need" for care --12/03 This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.

By: Columbia Legal Services
  
   
   The changes in the CSRA and their consequences - 12/03 This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.

By: Columbia Legal Services
  
   
   MPC eligibility criteria changed in response to Legislative mandate - 9/03 This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.

By: Columbia Legal Services
  
   
   New program to begin for individuals above the COPES income cap - 2/03 This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.

By: Columbia Legal Services
  
   
   Supplied shelter, clothing or food and its effect on SSI - 1/03 This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.

By: Columbia Legal Services
  
   
   Benefits and unrepresented individuals with impaired mental capacity 10/02 This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.

By: Columbia Legal Services
  
   
   COPES or MPC client hearing rights when an individual provider's contract is terminated 6/02 This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.

By: Columbia Legal Services
  
   
   COPES eligibility is not affected by in-kind support - 5/02 This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.

By: Columbia Legal Services
  
   
   Bank Accounts and SSI or Medicaid - 2/02 This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.

By: Columbia Legal Services
  
   
   New prescription drug review and authorization system ("TCS") begins 2/1/02 for certain Medicaid This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.

By: Columbia Legal Services
  
   
   When is a car excluded as a resource for SSI? - 11/01 This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.

By: Columbia Legal Services
  
   
   Obtaining Durable Medical Equipment through Medicare -12/00 This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.

By: Columbia Legal Services
  
   
   SSI Recipients 65 and Older and Able to Work Can Benefit from Earned Income - 12/04 This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.

By: Columbia Legal Services