Key Medicaid Information for Wisconsin for 2017

Protections for the Community Spouse

Community Spouse Resource Allowance (CSRA): Minimum: $50,000
Maximum: $120,900
Increased CSRA: Permitted.  Wisconsin follows the income-first rule.
Annuities: Annuities are not permitted unless payments have no resale value.
Monthly Maintenance Needs Allowance: Minimum: $2,670
Maximum: $3,022.50
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Transfers

Average monthly cost of nursing home care according to state: $7,880.35/$259.08 per day
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Has a Long-Term Care Partnership program been implemented? Yes
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Assets

Are IRAs and other retirement plans protected (noncountable)?  No
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State’s resource limit for Medicaid recipients: $2,000
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Income

Is the state an "income cap" state? No
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Monthly personal needs allowance for nursing home residents: $45
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Estate Recovery

Has the state expanded the definition of "estate" beyond the probate estate? Yes
Has the state included a hardship provision in its estate recovery plan? Yes
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Home Equity Limit

The state Medicaid program will not cover long-term care services for those with home equity above this limit, with certain exceptions. $840,000
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