Can you get Medicaid for SN kid in VA?

[Anonymous]

I noticed some parents in this forum talks about Medicaid insurance for their kids. We have our private insurance but our insurance pays for very little of what my son need beyond basic health. He has IEP so can I apply and get him Medicaid? We are in VA and we don't meet the low income criteria.

[Anonymous]

Every state has a Katie Beckett waiver so that kids can be eligible for Medicaid based on disability rather than parents income. But many states have long waiting lists and the standard for disability is much higher than to get an IEP; it's essentially to prevent the need for institutional care.

[Anonymous]

VA and MD have long wait lists for children who qualify due to their disability (e.g. years).

DC does not have a waitlist, assuming your child's disability qualifies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Every state has a Katie Beckett waiver so that kids can be eligible for Medicaid based on disability rather than parents income. But many states have long waiting lists and the standard for disability is much higher than to get an IEP; it's essentially to prevent the need for institutional care.

+1. Katie Beckett waivers are designed to get around the requirement that a child be hospitalized for more than 30 days before Medicaid will stop looking at the parents' income to determine eligibility (which previously had resulted in kids who didn't qualify based on parents' income being left in hospitals for over 30 days when their parents could no longer afford to provide needed medical care at home). In essence, it's for children who have sufficiently significant medical needs that they could qualify for institutional care, but where care can be provided more cost-effectively in the home.