Updated 2024 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards
Certain Medicaid income and resource standards are adjusted annually in accordance with changes in
the SSI federal benefit rate (FBR) and the Consumer Price Index (CPI). These include some of the
standards described in section 1924 of the Social Security Act (the Act), which describes the
financial eligibility rules (the “spousal impoverishment rules”) that apply when married individuals
seek coverage of certain long-term services and supports.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: May 22, 2024
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