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Title 8: Medicaid Page 70 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter F: Coverage Groups Non-MAGI-Related Coverage Groups Revised October 10, 2025 SSI Recipients  Children who are ineligible for SSI due to revision of the childhood disability criteria on August 22, 1996.  People who would be eligible for SSI or SSA if they were not in a medical institution.  People in medical institutions who are eligible because their incomes are within 300% of the SSI standard (300% group).  Medically needy people. See 8-J, Medically Needy.  People in Medicare savings programs. • Qualified disabled and working people. • Qualified Medicare beneficiaries. • Specified low-income Medicare beneficiaries. • Expanded specified low-income beneficiaries. • Home health specified low-income beneficiaries.  Disabled children who have family income over the SSI income limits, but gross income of no more than 300% of the federal poverty level.  People eligible for waiver services. See 8-N, Home- and Community-Based Waivers for additional information.  People eligible for Programs for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). See 8-M, Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly for more information.  Postpartum women. See Postpartum Eligibility.  Deemed newborn children of Medicaid-eligible mothers. See Deemed Newborn Children of Medicaid-Eligible Mothers. This section explains the non-MAGI-related coverage groups unless otherwise noted. Use the Supplemental Security Income program policies contained in Title 8 for these coverage groups unless a different policy is listed in the Employees’ Manual. SSI Recipients Legal reference: 42 CFR 435.120, 441 IAC 75 (Rules in Process) SSI recipients, including people receiving SSI payments based on presumptive disability, are eligible for Medicaid. NOTE: An SSI recipient who transferred assets to attain or maintain Medicaid eligibility may not be eligible for payment of certain types of services. See 8-D, Transfer of Assets.