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July 20th - The family submits verification that $30,000 was paid toward hospital bills. Paying medical debt is allowable as adequate consideration was given. Her remaining bank balance is $125. Eligibility: • May: Denied – over resources with a balance of $30,125 (GoFundMe + bank balance) • June: Denied – over income (GoFundMe account was cashed in) • July: Denied – over resources (bank balance $30,125) • August: Eligible for MA D

Example 2: 04/15 - Patrick is 70 years old and enters a nursing home. His only resource is a bank account with a balance of $3,000. 04/20 - His neighbor created Kickstarter account to help pay for the nursing home stay. 05/01 The Kickstarter account has successfully raised $10,000. This is an available resource for May. His bank account has a balance of $1,200 leaving total resources for May at $11,200. 06/01 - The account raised a total of $25,000; his bank balance is $1,200. 07/15 - Patrick applied for Medicaid. His countable resources are $26,200. Eligibility: • April: Denied – over resources with a balance of $3,000 • May: Denied – over resources with a balance of $11,200 • June: Denied – over resources with a balance of $26,200 • July: Denied – over resources with a balance of $26,200