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Title 8: Medicaid Page 74 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter D: Resources General Non-MAGI-Related Resource Policies Revised July 10, 2026 Non-MAGI-Related Resource Limits The resources of the ineligible spouse must be deemed to the eligible spouse. See Deeming from a Spouse. Determine which resource limit to use, based on whether or not the ineligible spouse has income to deem to the eligible spouse (according to procedures in 8-E).  Use the resource limit for an individual when no income is deemed from the ineligible spouse.  Use the resource limit for a couple when income is deemed from the ineligible spouse. EXCEPTIONS:  The resource limit is $4,000 for an individual eligible as a qualified disabled and working person.  The resource limit is $6,000 for a married couple living together who are eligible as qualified disabled and working persons.  The resource limit is $9,950 for an individual eligible under one of the following coverage groups: • Qualified Medicare beneficiaries • Specified low-income Medicare beneficiaries • Expanded specified low-income Medicare beneficiaries  The resource limit is $14,910 for a couple eligible under one of the following coverage groups: • Qualified Medicare beneficiaries • Specified low-income Medicare beneficiaries • Expanded specified low-income Medicare beneficiaries  The resource limit is $10,000 for an individual or couple in the SSI-related Medically Needy coverage group.  The resource limit is $12,000 for an individual in the Medicaid for employed people with disabilities coverage group.  The resource limit is $24,000 for a couple in the Medicaid for employed people with disabilities coverage group.  All household resources are disregarded in the eligibility determination of children in certain coverage groups. See Resource Eligibility of Children.